HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s legislature, which has no opposition party, begins discussions on Wednesday on privacy laws tackling “doxxing behaviour” that some technology giants fear are so broad and vague that they could hamper operations in the city. That means the law could be passed quickly, empowering the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data to investigate and prosecute doxxing. “Specified harm” includes harassment, threat, intimidation, bodily harm, psychological harm, causing the victim to be concerned about safety, and others. They had “clarified” that they remained committed to Hong Kong and doxxing was a matter of serious concern, she said. ($1 = 7.7678 Hong Kong dollars)(Reporting by Anne Marie Roantree and Marius Zaharia.

Source: MetroXpress July 20, 2021 22:52 UTC