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Date: 30 October 2024
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PCPD Publishes 2023-24 Annual Report
The 2023-24 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) was tabled in the Legislative Council today.
Our 2023-24 Annual Report, themed “Ensuring Data Security to Promote a Digital Economy”, presents the immense breadth and scale of actions undertaken by the PCPD over the reporting year to safeguard personal data privacy in the ever-evolving digital landscape, with the aim of promoting a digital economy.
Recognising the paramount importance of artificial intelligence (AI) security, the PCPD has collaborated with its international counterparts to tackle the thorniest privacy risks associated with AI during the reporting year. On the enforcement front, the PCPD’s actions have continued to expand and grow, leading to a record-breaking surge in compliance actions, criminal investigations and arrests. Within the Greater Bay Area, the PCPD has actively facilitated cross-boundary flow of personal data, contributing to the continuous growth of the digital economy in the Mainland.
Additionally, the PCPD instigated 152 criminal investigations in relation to doxxing offences in 2023-24, nearly doubling the number of the previous year. The PCPD also conducted 26 arrest operations, resulting in the arrest of 27 individuals. A total of 9,227 doxxing messages were removed after the PCPD had served cessation notices on operators of online platforms, achieving a high removal rate of over 95%.Our 2023-24 Annual Report, themed “Ensuring Data Security to Promote a Digital Economy”, presents the immense breadth and scale of actions undertaken by the PCPD over the reporting year to safeguard personal data privacy in the ever-evolving digital landscape, with the aim of promoting a digital economy.
Recognising the paramount importance of artificial intelligence (AI) security, the PCPD has collaborated with its international counterparts to tackle the thorniest privacy risks associated with AI during the reporting year. On the enforcement front, the PCPD’s actions have continued to expand and grow, leading to a record-breaking surge in compliance actions, criminal investigations and arrests. Within the Greater Bay Area, the PCPD has actively facilitated cross-boundary flow of personal data, contributing to the continuous growth of the digital economy in the Mainland.
Please click here to download the Annual Report.