Hong Kong: Introduction of Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021
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Introduction of Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021
The Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021 which would strengthen the regulation on doxxing is introduced. Doxxing means the practice of publicly disclosing someone’s private information. The proposal sets to (i) criminalise doxxing acts; (ii…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-07-16
under deliberation
2021-09-29
adopted