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Webinar on “Data Protection in the Age of Big Data”

Data Protection in the Age of Big Data

In the age when “personal data is an asset”, many enterprises and organisations use big data to maximise business gains and upgrade their services. At the same time, the public’s awareness of protection of personal data privacy has been increasing. How to facilitate business operations and find new business frontiers on the one hand and ensure the protection of personal data privacy of the public on the other has become an important task for enterprises and organisations.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (PCPD), will organise a webinar on “Data Protection in the Age of Big Data”, which is presented as a PCPD 25th Anniversary event, and is delighted to have a representative of the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) as the guest speaker. Details of the webinar are as follows:

Date 25 June 2021 (Friday)
Time 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Mode Webinar
Speakers Ms Christine CHAN, Senior Personal Data Officer (Acting), PCPD
Dr KH SHUM, Director of Applied Cryptosystems, Technology Division of Cybersecurity, Cryptography and Trusted Technology, ASTRI
Medium of Instruction Cantonese
Course fee $350 (Standard fee) / $280* (Discounted fee)
*Applicable to members of PCPD's Data Protection Officers' Club only
Application procedures

Please enroll by completing the online enrollment page (please see below). Please also settle the payment by submitting a crossed cheque payable to “Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data” to the following address on or before 23 June (Wednesday) 5pm：

Manager (Communications & Education)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
Room 1303, 13/F, Dah Sing Financial Centre,
248 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Key takeaways
  • An overview of the relevant requirements under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO)
  • Implications of the PDPO in daily operations
  • Privacy and ethical implications of big data and artificial intelligence
  • Privacy Management Programme, Data Ethics, Data Protection Officer and handling data breaches
  • Basics of possible applications for privacy preserving/enhancing technologies and how they may shape the future
  • Examples and cases of these technologies in banking and financial services sector

Remarks:

  1. Enrolment will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. The PCPD reserves the right of final decision.
  2. Confirmation email will be sent by 24 June 2021.
  3. Payment should be settled before the date of the webinar.
  4. Personal Information Collection Statement: Personal data provided in this form will be used for the purpose of carrying out the above-mentioned event. You have the right to request access to and correction of your personal data held by the PCPD. You should make your data access request by completing the Data Access Request Form (OPS003) and sending the completed Form directly to the Data Protection Officer of the PCPD by fax (2877 7026), by email at communications@pcpd.org.hk or in person or by mail to the PCPD, Room 1303, 13/F, Dah Sing Financial Centre, 248 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
  5. Please note that the Sharing Session may be filmed, photographed and/or recorded for PCPD's future educational purpose.
  6. This Office reserves the right to modify the content and the date of the webinar.
  7. For enquiry, please email training@pcpd.org.hk or call 2877 7169 (Mr CHIU).

Security measures taken by the PCPD for webinar:

  1. The personal data collected in connection with the enrolment in sharing session will be used for arranging the sharing session. The PCPD will take security measures for storage. The PCPD will not disclose the personal data collected to other parties.
  2. Login information provided by participants is used for statistical purposes and carrying out the above-mentioned sharing session only by the PCPD.
  3. No participants shall publish the content of the sharing session in any format (including but not limited to recording audios and videos) without prior written consent from the PCPD.

Importance notes for participants on data security:

  1. Please log in with your Reference Number. Avoid using misleading name or online nickname so that the host can identify users easily.
  2. Do not share or publish the meeting ID, meeting links and password sent by the organiser arbitrarily.
  3. Ensure that the network connections are safe and secure (e.g. do not use public Wi-Fi, and use strong encryption for Wi-Fi network). Ensure that all devices are installed with the latest security patches and anti-virus software, and properly protected by firewalls.
  4. Participants are recommended to stop screen sharing, mute the microphone and turn off the webcam after logging in.
  5. Do not click any suspicious links during the webinar.
  6. Do not share confidential information during the webinar.
  7. Participants should be aware of any suspicious account activity. Sign out all Zoom account when in doubt.