OFFICE OF THE PRIVACY COMMISSIONER

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong PCPD Issues Guidance on Employee Use of GenAI

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/04/2025

The guidance is intended to help organisations in developing internal policies on the use of GenAI by employees to execute their responsibilities.

AML / KYC

Hong Kong Gazettes Bill to Facilitate Financial Crime Info-Sharing

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/04/2025

The bill proposes to introduce a voluntary mechanism for AIs to share information through secure HKMA-designated platforms.

Enforcement

HK PCPD Orders Oxfam to Remediate Privacy Law Breaches

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/01/2025

The PCPD says Oxfam didn’t have adequate measures in place to guard against the ransomware attack it experienced last year.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong PCPD Issues Updated Guidance on Cloud Computing

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/01/2025

The PCPD was prompted to issue the updated guidance following a data breach incident at the Urban Renewal Authority.

Enforcement

AFCA Working to Resolve Complaints from Latitude Cyber Attack

By Thisanka Siripala | 16/01/2025

AFCA has 224 open complaints over the 2023 cyber-attack at Latitude Financial Services, all of which should be resolved by 30 June 2025.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong’s AI Leap: Exploring the New Model Framework

By Daniel Ng | 22/10/2024

Daniel Ng, Charlton Lin and Gigi Chang discuss the PCPD’s Model Personal Data Protection Framework for AI and the future regulatory landscape for AI and data security in Hong Kong.

Market Infrastructure

HKMA Sets Expectations for CRA’s Exit from ‘Credit Data Smart’

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/08/2024

Credit reference agency Nova Credit Limited has decided to cease operations and exit the new credit reference platform known as Credit Data Smart.

Fintech / Regtech

Navigating Hong Kong PCPD’s Model AI Framework

By Albert Yuen | 09/07/2024

Albert Yuen and Jasmine Yung at Linklaters discuss the Model AI Framework and its implications for the financial services sector.

Enforcement

Worldcoin Ordered to Cease Iris-Scanning in Hong Kong

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/05/2024

The PCPD has determined that the Worldcoin project has breached Hong Kong’s personal data privacy law.