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Date: 1 December 2023
Telling a Good Hong Kong Story – PCPD Representatives Attend the 60th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities Forum and the IAPP ANZ Summit 2023
60th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities Forum
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, and representatives of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) attended the 60th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum from 30 November to 1 December 2023. The Forum was held in hybrid mode in Sydney, Australia.
At the Forum, Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Legal, Global Affairs and Research), Ms Cecilia SIU (Assistant Privacy Commissioner), shared with APPA members the findings of the PCPD’s report on “Privacy Protection in the Digital Age: A Comparison of the Privacy Settings of 10 Online Shopping Platforms”. She also highlighted the PCPD’s recommendations to operators of online shopping platforms and summarised the tips to users of such platforms.
Major themes discussed at the APPA Forum included:
Founded in 1992, APPA is the principal forum for privacy and data protection authorities in the Asia Pacific region to strengthen cooperation and discuss best practices.
IAPP ANZ Summit 2023
The Assistant Privacy Commissioner and Acting Legal Counsel of the PCPD, Ms Dorothy Fung, also attended the IAPP ANZ Summit 2023 organised by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in Sydney, Australia, from 28 to 29 November 2023.
The Assistant Privacy Commissioner participated in a panel discussion entitled “Global Regulatory Roundtable” where fellow regulators from British Columbia of Canada, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States discussed the key regulatory updates in the respective jurisdictions and in particular, different approaches in the regulation of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
The conference was joined by about 300 privacy professionals in Australia, New Zealand and worldwide, and data protection authorities from different jurisdictions to discuss and exchange their views on the latest developments in the protection of personal data.
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, and representatives of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) attended the 60th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum from 30 November to 1 December 2023. The Forum was held in hybrid mode in Sydney, Australia.
At the Forum, Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Legal, Global Affairs and Research), Ms Cecilia SIU (Assistant Privacy Commissioner), shared with APPA members the findings of the PCPD’s report on “Privacy Protection in the Digital Age: A Comparison of the Privacy Settings of 10 Online Shopping Platforms”. She also highlighted the PCPD’s recommendations to operators of online shopping platforms and summarised the tips to users of such platforms.
Major themes discussed at the APPA Forum included:
- Emerging technologies such as generative artificial intelligence;
- Promoting trust in cross-border data flows;
- Safeguarding children’s privacy; and
- Intersections between privacy and other regulatory spheres.
Founded in 1992, APPA is the principal forum for privacy and data protection authorities in the Asia Pacific region to strengthen cooperation and discuss best practices.
IAPP ANZ Summit 2023
The Assistant Privacy Commissioner and Acting Legal Counsel of the PCPD, Ms Dorothy Fung, also attended the IAPP ANZ Summit 2023 organised by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in Sydney, Australia, from 28 to 29 November 2023.
The Assistant Privacy Commissioner participated in a panel discussion entitled “Global Regulatory Roundtable” where fellow regulators from British Columbia of Canada, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States discussed the key regulatory updates in the respective jurisdictions and in particular, different approaches in the regulation of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
The conference was joined by about 300 privacy professionals in Australia, New Zealand and worldwide, and data protection authorities from different jurisdictions to discuss and exchange their views on the latest developments in the protection of personal data.
The Assistant Privacy Commissioner spoke at a panel discussion entitled “Global Regulatory Roundtable” at the IAPP ANZ Summit.