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Reaching Out to Schools – PCPD Organised the “Learning and Teaching Privacy on Social Media” Online Forum

The PCPD and the Hong Kong Association for Computer Education (HKACE) jointly organised the “Learning and Teaching Privacy on Social Media” Online Forum on 15 July, which attracted over 300 participants from the education sector. The event, which was tailored for principals, teachers and social workers of primary and secondary schools, was supported by the Education Bureau.

At the event, Chief Personal Data Officer (Acting) (Compliance & Enquiries) of PCPD, Mr Brad KWOK, shared the findings of the PCPD’s Report on “Comparison of Privacy Settings of Social Media” and explained the key points of the doxxing offences under the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021. Vice Principal of Hong Kong True Light College and HKACE Chairman, Mr CHU Ka-tim, together with STEM Education & e-Learning Coordinator of St. Edward’s Catholic Primary School and HKACE Publications Officer, Ms CHENG Yuen-ting, also shared their teaching experience on social media etiquette with the participants.

The Online Forum was one of the activities of the PCPD’s Privacy Awareness Week 2022, the theme of which is “Privacy Protection in Digital Era”. The PCPD also hosted the 57th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities Forum on 12 and 13 July, and launched other promotional activities during the week.

Please click here for the presentation deck (Chinese only).

Vice Principal of Hong Kong True Light College and HKACE Chairman, Mr CHU Ka-tim (top left), STEM Education & e-Learning Coordinator of St. Edward’s Catholic Primary School and HKACE Publications Officer, Ms CHENG Yuen-ting (top right), and Chief Personal Data Officer (Acting) (Compliance & Enquiries) of PCPD, Mr Brad KWOK (bottom), shared their insights at the “Learning and Teaching Privacy on Social Media” Online Forum.