The PCPD raided six premises of the Worldcoin project in Hong Kong, saying the city’s privacy law may have been breached.
February 5, 2024A standard contract will be piloted this month to allow personal data to be transferred within the GBA in a safe and orderly manner.
December 14, 2023An estimated 400 gigabytes of data was compromised, including the personal information of Cyberport staff and several startups.
September 21, 2023The guidance emphasises the need for organisations to develop comprehensive data breach response and post-incident action plans.
July 13, 2023The PCPD discovered in an investigation that the operator of the TE Credit Reference System put in place deficient security measures.
June 7, 2023Albert Yuen and Jasmine Yung at Linklaters discuss Hong Kong's regulatory approach to technology risk and data security.
January 9, 2023FIs in Hong Kong should review whether their commercial agreements contain requirements equivalent to the recommended model contractual clauses, say Albert Yuen and Eunice Lee.
June 28, 2022Recommended model contractual clauses are provided for scenarios where personal data is transferred across borders to another data user or to a data processor.
May 20, 2022Key recommendations include higher penalties for breaches, mandatory data breach notifications, and a requirement for clear personal data retention policies.
February 12, 2020New HKMA guidance for banks using big data analytics and AI applications focuses on four major areas: governance and accountability; fairness; transparency and disclosure; and data privacy and protection.
November 6, 2019