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Reaching Out to the Community – Privacy Commissioner Interviewed by i-Cable News’ “Let’s Talk”

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, was interviewed by i-Cable News’ “Let’s Talk” on 13 July to share the work of her Office (PCPD) in safeguarding the privacy of members of the public in relation to personal data.

During the interview, the Privacy Commissioner mentioned that the PCPD received about 600 enquiries in the first half of this year relating to the collection of personal data for fraudulent purposes. She reminded members of the public to stay vigilant to avoid being tricked into providing biometric data such as facial images, voice, etc., as fraudsters could impersonate a person by applying deepfake technology to such data.  

The Privacy Commissioner mentioned that the PCPD received 97 data breach notifications in the first half of the year, with an increasing trend recorded in the second quarter. She pointed out there had been an increasing trend in data breach incidents both globally and in Hong Kong in the digital era. The PCPD has been conducting compliance checks and on-site inspections of the personal data systems of organisations, and will reinforce such work in the future.

In response to the increasing popularity of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Hong Kong, the PCPD recently published the “Artificial Intelligence: Model Personal Data Protection Framework”. The Privacy Commissioner also reminded the public to think twice before providing personal data to an AI system.

Please click here to view “Let’s Talk”. (Chinese only) 

The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling (left), was interviewed by i-Cable News’ “Let’s Talk”.