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PCPD News
私隱專員公署通訊
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Issue no. 32
為加強保障兒童私隱，公署出版了兩
份刊物：《經互聯網收集及使用個人資
料：以兒童為對象的資料使用者注意事
項》，以及《兒童網上私隱——給家長及
老師的建議》，分別為不同的持份者提
供實用的建議和貼士。
《經互聯網收集及使用個人資料：以兒
童為對象的資料使用者注意事項》旨在
提供實用建議及良好的行事方式。例
如：
a.
機構應避免使用開放式問題以減少
向兒童收集他們及第三者的個人資
料；
b.
機構應該向兒童提供刪除帳戶及個
人資料的途徑；
c.
機構在使用個人資料作新用途前，
要先得到兒童或家長 ／監護人的同
意；
d.
把個人資料加密；及
e.
就私隱政策及安排，向兒童及其家
長提供方便易明的資訊。
公署曾於
2015
年
5
月公佈一份研究探
討兒童私隱在香港的情況。報告顯示家
長、老師及學校對兒童私隱保障的議題
認知不足。公署因此新出版了《兒童網
上私隱——給家長及老師的建議》，向他
們提出以下建議：
a.
積極參與——家長及老師應以身作
則，了解網上世界的運作，並積極
參與兒童的網上活動；
b.
保障兒童私隱基本功——就保安措
施、數碼腳印、私隱設定及尊重家
人及朋友意願方面作出建議；及
c.
樹立好榜樣——家長及老師應該向
兒童示範如何保障、尊重自己及他
人的個人資料。
The PCPD specially released two
publications entitled
Collection and
Use of Personal Data through the
Internet – Points to Note for Data Users
Targeting at Children
; and
Children
Online Privacy – Practical Tips for Parents
and Teachers
to provide suggestions
and tips for different stakeholders.
Collection and Use of Personal Data
through the Internet – Points to Note
for Data Users Targeting at Children
aims to provide practical suggestions
and good practice. For example:
a. One way to avoid and reduce
the collection of personal data
of children and the third parties
is to avoid the use of open-type
questions;
公署新出版兩份刊物 提供實用貼士保障兒童私隱
Practical Guides to Strengthen the Protection of Children Privacy
b. Organisations should offer means
for children to remove the accounts
and all associated personal data;
c. Organisations should obtain the
consent of children, their parents
or guardians before using the
collected personal data for a new
purpose;
d. One way to safeguard the personal
data is to encrypt it; and
e. Ways to offer easily-understood,
user-friendly and age specific
information to children and their
parents regarding privacy policy
and practice.
In May 2015, the PCPD released an
exploratory study which was carried
out to identify major privacy concerns
and problems faced by children in
Hong Kong. The results showed that
parents and teachers seem to have
insufficient awareness about children's
privacy issues. In addressing these
issues, the PCPD newly published
a
Children Online Privacy – Practical
Ti p s f o r Pa r e n t s a n d Te a c h e r s
.
Recommendations include:
a. Ac t i v e Pa r t i c i p a t i o n – Pa r e n t s
and teachers are encouraged to
engage with children in the online
ac t iv i t i e s and unde r s t and t he
operation of the online world.
b. Basic Steps for Children Privacy
– S u g g e s t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d
on s ecu r i t y mea su r e s , d i g i t a l
footprints, privacy settings and
respecting the privacy of family
members and friends.
c. Setting a Good Example– Parents
and teachers are role models for
children. They should set good
examples by protecting their own
pe r sona l da t a and r e spec t i ng
others' personal data privacy.