Hong Kong Government Plans Laws on Doxxing and Fake News
Variety
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The Hong Kong government has begun the process of creating a new law to tackle the unauthorized release of personal data, or doxxing.
“The current Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance… was not intended to address the doxxing acts committed in recent years,” officials said on Tuesday as a proposal was introduced in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council. The proposal could be formalized into a bill that is voted on and become law by the end of the year. Offenders could face a fine of up to HK$1 million ($128,000) and five years in prison.