China’s data protection laws have been developing actively in the recent years. This article identifies some other Chinese legal instruments which are relevant to the protection of.
In Part 1 of this series, we identified ten key legal instruments forming part of China’s current data protection law. These laws, regulations and legal instruments were identified in.
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7 Jul 2021
The government of Hong Kong on Wednesday objected to U.S. media reports that several large tech companies are threatening to pull out of Hong Kong over new laws that would criminalize “doxxing,” the malicious exposure of private data, and hold platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Google liable for allowing the activity.
According to Hong Kong officials, the reports were “misleading” and none of the companies are actively threatening to leave the city.
The issue was raised in a Tuesday report from the
, which quoted an alleged letter from the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) to Hong Kong’s Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data.
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The doxxing law amendments were proposed by the Hong Kong government this May and included two broad changes, per the South China Morning Post. Firstly, someone accused of doxxing could be jailed for five years and fined close to $130,000. Secondly, the laws give the government sweeping control over the web in Hong Kong, and the power to compel people and tech organizations alike to remove content and assist in criminal investigations.
Advertisement The proposal to subject such platforms to criminal liability is unnecessary and excessive, wrote the Coalition. These platforms are just making the service available to users for posting and should not be penalized for their users doxxing actions over which the platforms have no control.