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Reaching Out to the Community – Privacy Commissioner Interviewed by the Media

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, was interviewed by RTHK Radio 1’s “HK2000”, Now News’ “News Magazine” and RTHK Radio 1’s “Open Line Open View” on 2 June.

During the interviews, the Privacy Commissioner explained the two reports published on 1 June by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD), namely an investigation report on the “Unauthorised Access to Credit Data in the TE Credit Reference System”, and a report on “Privacy Protection in the Digital Age: A Comparison of the Privacy Settings of 10 Online Shopping Platforms”.

The Privacy Commissioner said that the relevant operator of the TE Credit Reference System failed to implement appropriate security measures to monitor and manage the access to and use of the Credit Reference System. The Privacy Commissioner has served an enforcement notice on the company concerned, directing it to remedy the contraventions. The Privacy Commissioner mentioned that the PCPD carried out an inspection of another credit reference system last year.

The Privacy Commissioner also elaborated on the privacy settings of the 10 online shopping platforms reviewed by the PCPD. She reminded operators of online shopping platforms not to collect excessive personal data and to improve the transparency of their privacy policies. She also offered tips to members of public so that they may shop online safely.

The interview by RTHK Radio 1’s “HK2000” can be listened here. (Chinese only)
The interview by Now News’ “News Magazine” can be listened here (first part, second part) (Chinese only).
The interview by RTHK Radio 1’s “Open Line Open View” can be viewed here. (Chinese only)

 

The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, was interviewed by RTHK Radio 1’s “HK2000”.



The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, was interviewed by Now News’ “News Magazine”.


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