Hong Kong privacy watchdog backs tighter rules on access to land records
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has backed a proposed overhaul of rules to tighten access to land records, warning that journalists have no exemption when collecting data as complaints over information misuse appear to be worsening. Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung Lai-ling said on Friday that journalists do not enjoy an exemption under the Privacy Ordinance when gathering information, even though certain safeguards apply to how the data is subsequently used. “The Privacy Ordinance does provide an...
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same announcement: the privacy watchdog backing tighter land-record search rules and warning that misuse of land registry data is worsening.
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