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Date: 31 January 2024
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, was interviewed by RTHK Radio 1’s “HK2000”.
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 3’s “Hong Kong Today”, RTHK Radio 1’s “HK2000” and CRHK’s “On A Clear Day” on 29 and 30 January to explain the work of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) in 2023 and a review report on “Privacy Concerns on Electronic Food Ordering at Restaurants”.
During the interviews, the Privacy Commissioner reminded the food and beverage industry to comply with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance when they collect customers’ personal data and that, in particular, consent should be obtained from customers and to provide the information as required by law when using their personal data for direct marketing. The Privacy Commissioner also hopes that the review report would raise the awareness of the public, so that they would be more vigilant when they use QR codes to order food and pay attention to whether the codes have been tampered with. Customers should also check the default privacy settings before using mobile apps for food ordering.
In addition, the PCPD received 157 data breach notifications in 2023, which represented a significant increase of 50% when compared to 2022. The Privacy Commissioner believed that the increase was attributable to the occurrence of several large-scale data breach incidents and the hacking of an instant messaging app last year, and the strengthening of promotion and education work by the PCPD, which helped to enhance the awareness of enterprises.
During the interviews, the Privacy Commissioner reminded the food and beverage industry to comply with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance when they collect customers’ personal data and that, in particular, consent should be obtained from customers and to provide the information as required by law when using their personal data for direct marketing. The Privacy Commissioner also hopes that the review report would raise the awareness of the public, so that they would be more vigilant when they use QR codes to order food and pay attention to whether the codes have been tampered with. Customers should also check the default privacy settings before using mobile apps for food ordering.
In addition, the PCPD received 157 data breach notifications in 2023, which represented a significant increase of 50% when compared to 2022. The Privacy Commissioner believed that the increase was attributable to the occurrence of several large-scale data breach incidents and the hacking of an instant messaging app last year, and the strengthening of promotion and education work by the PCPD, which helped to enhance the awareness of enterprises.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, was interviewed by RTHK Radio 1’s “HK2000”.