Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (PCPD) 香港個人資料私隱專員公署

🧡 Privacy Commissioner’s Office fully supports Hong Kong Green Building Week 2024♻️ The PCPD joined the Biz-Green Dress Day of the Hong Kong Green Building Week 2024 on 5 Sep! 💚 By promoting light and cool yet professional workwear👕👖👟, we hope to raise awareness among colleagues about environmental protection and decarbonisation in their everyday lives♻️💪🏻. Let’s save the earth🌍, make the Biz-Green lifestyle go viral 👕🩳 and strive towards carbon neutrality! ♻️🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♀️   #PCPD #PrivacyCommissioner #AdaChung #VolunteerTeam #HongKongGreenBuildingWeek2024 #HKGBW2024 #4ColourBizGreenOutfitsSocialMediaChallenge #BizGreenDressDay2024 #CarbonNeutrality #ReduceCarbonDioxideEmission #GreenBuildingElements #SaveTheEarth #EnvironmentalProtection   Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC)

【📖Privacy Commissioner’s Office Convenes Learning Session on Spirit of the Third Plenary Session of 20th CPC Central Committee📝】 The PCPD convened a learning session on the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of 20th Central Committee (Plenary Session) of the Communist Party of China📝. The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, and the Deputy Privacy Commissioner, Ms Amy LAM Lai-tim, spoke at the session🔊, enabling colleagues of the PCPD to gain a deeper understanding of the spirit of the Plenary Session💪🏻. At the session, colleagues of the PCPD learnt and discussed the “Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese Modernization” (Resolution) considered and adopted at the Plenary Session 📖. The Privacy Commissioner also highlighted the parts of the Resolution on aspects such as national security, cyberspace governance 🌐and digital economy📈 that are directly relevant to the work of the PCPD 🗃️. The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, expressed her sincere gratitude to the publicity delegation who visited Hong Kong to speak to all sectors of the community on the spirit of the Plenary Session👍🏻. The Privacy Commissioner said, “The Resolution is very important for the development, prosperity and stability of Hong Kong in the long-run. It highlights that Hong Kong should harness the institutional strengths of the “one country, two systems” principle to reinforce and enhance Hong Kong’s status as an international financial, shipping and trade centre💰, and it supports Hong Kong in building itself into an international hub for high-calibre talent👩🏻💻. On the other hand, the measures relating to digital economy📈, data security🌐, artificial intelligence security🤖, artificial intelligence regulatory regime and cross-boundary flow of data mentioned in the Resolution are closely related to the work of the PCPD🏢. I believe that through sharing the spirit of the Plenary Session at the learning session💪🏻, colleagues of the PCPD could better understand and appreciate the guiding ideology and key aspects of the spirit📝, prepare themselves to demonstrate such spirit in their work, and to leverage Hong Kong’s strengths to serve the Country’s needs👍🏻.” #PCPD #PrivacyCommissioner #AdaChung #ThirdPlenarySession #NationalSecurity #CyberspaceGovernance #DigitalEconomy #ArtificalIntelligence 

🌟 Accredited Professional Workshop – Practical Workshop on Data Protection Law (3 CPD Points) 🛍️ 📅 Date: 11 September 2024 (Wednesday) 🕘Time: 2:15pm – 5:15pm 📍 Format: Online 🔤Language: Cantonese 💰 Course fee: $950 / $760* 🔖Accreditation: 3 CPD points (*Applicable to members of the PCPD’s Data Protection Officers’ Club and supporting organisations only) 💡 Learn more and register now 👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻: https://lnkd.in/fAwg_AV   #Privacy #DataProtection #PCPD #PDPO #PrivacyCommissioner #Law #Legal #Regulation The Law Society of Hong Kong The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute

💬Privacy Commissioner Attends Seminar on Spirit of Third Plenary Session of 20th CPC Central Committee 🇨🇳 The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, attended a seminar on the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee (Plenary Session) of the Communist Party of China held by the HKSAR Government on 26 August. 💬 The seminar featured speakers from the publicity delegation and enabled participants and members of the public to have a more profound🌟 and deeper understanding of the spirit of the Plenary Session. 🧠 #PCPD #PrivacyCommissioner #AdaChung #ThirdPlenarySession 

【💰 Professional Workshop on Data Protection in Banking/Financial Services (3 CPD Points) 🏦】 📅 Date: 4 September 2024 (Wednesday) 🕘Time: 2:15pm – 5:15pm 📍 Format: Online 🔤Language: Cantonese 💰 Course fee: $750 / $600* 🔖Accreditation: 3 CPD points (*Applicable to members of the PCPD’s Data Protection Officers’ Club and supporting organisations only) 💡 Learn more and register now 👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻: https://lnkd.in/fAwg_AV   #Privacy #DataProtection #PCPD #PDPO #Workshop #Seminar #Banking #Finance #FinancialServices The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers The Hong Kong Association of Banks

【🆔The PCPD Issues New Versions of “Code of Practice on the Identity Card Number and other Personal Identifiers: Compliance Guide for Data Users” and Information Leaflet titled “Your Identity Card Number and Your Privacy” 🧾】 📜The PCPD issued a new version of the “Code of Practice on the Identity Card Number and other Personal Identifiers: Compliance Guide for Data Users” ✅ to assist organisations in complying with the requirements under the “Code of Practice on the Identity Card Number and other Personal Identifiers” issued by the PCPD as regards the collection, accuracy, retention, use and security of ID Card numbers🆔, copies of the ID Card and other personal identifiers🔢. The PCPD also issued a new version of the information leaflet titled “Your Identity Card Number and Your Privacy” 🧾, which explains to the public how to protect their privacy concerning ID Card numbers and copies in different scenarios in their daily lives🔐. 🌟Download the new “Code of Practice on the Identity Card Number and other Personal Identifiers: Compliance Guide for Data Users” 👇🏻:   https://lnkd.in/giTHuW7u 🌟Download the new “Your Identity Card Number and Your Privacy” information leaflet 👇🏻: https://lnkd.in/gfRXZN49 #PCPD #PrivacyCommissioner #AdaChung #IDCardNumber #PersonalDataPrivacy #CopiesoftheIDCard #CodeofPractice 

🌟 Professional Workshop on Data Protection in HRM (3 CPD Points) 📅 Date: 28 August 2024 (Wednesday) 🕘Time: 2:15pm – 5:15pm 🔤Language: Cantonese 📍Venue: 12/F, Dah Sing Financial Centre, 248 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong 💰 Course fee: $750 / $600* 🔖Accreditation: 3 CPD points (* Applicable to members of the PCPD’s Data Protection Officers’ Club and the supporting organisations only) 💡 Learn more and register now at 👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻: https://lnkd.in/fAwg_AV #Privacy #DataProtection #PCPD #PDPO #DataPrivacy #HumanResources #DataAccess Institute Of Human Resource Management The Law Society of Hong Kong The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute

【Privacy Commissioner Publishes Investigation Findings on the Two Data Breach Incidents🔎📝】 🔎On completion of its investigation into the data breach incidents of The Council of the Hong Kong Laureate Forum Limited and The Hong Kong Ballet Limited, the PCPD published its findings📝. The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, has served Enforcement Notices ✉on the two organisations, directing them to take measures to remedy the contraventions👍🏻 and prevent similar recurrence of the contraventions✅. 💻The PCPD understands that small-and-medium enterprises and non-profit-making organisations may only have limited resources to ensure cybersecurity 🖥️. However, it is worth noting that cyberattacks and data breaches have been on the rise globally📈 with increasing digitisation of the information systems of organisations. The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, wishes to point out, “Given the escalating risks of cybersecurity👨🏻💻, it is incumbent upon organisations of all sizes to strengthen cybersecurity and data security to defend malicious attacks💪🏻 and protect the personal data in their possession🔐”. 🔐The Privacy Commissioner recommends organisations to take appropriate organisational and technical measures to protect information systems that contain personal data💻, including the following: 📌  Regularly conducting risk assessments of security systems🔎; 📌 Using firewalls and other software to protect computer networks🔐; 📌  Regularly updating software🖥; 📌 Regularly conducting vulnerability assessments and penetration tests on information and communications systems👨🏻💻; 📌  Implementing patch management 🛠️; 📌  Separating internal database servers from web servers💻; 📌  Providing appropriate training for employees to raise their security awareness to build a “human firewall” 👩🏻🧑🏻. 🌟Click here for the media statement👇🏻: https://lnkd.in/gPjiA_iH #PCPD #PrivacyCommissioner #AdaChung #PersonalData #PDPO #DataBreach #HongKongLaureateForum #HongKongBallet #InvestigationFindings #DataSecurity #HumanFirewall

🌟Professional Workshop on Personal Data Privacy Management Programme (2 CPD Points) 📅 Date: 21 August 2024 (Wednesday) 🕘Time: 2:15pm – 4:15pm 📍 Format: Online 🔤Language: Cantonese 💰 Course fee: $750 / $600* 🔖Accreditation: 2 CPD points (*Applicable to members of the PCPD’s Data Protection Officers’ Club and supporting organisations only) 💡 Learn more and register now 👇🏻 👇🏻 👇🏻: https://lnkd.in/fAwg_AV #Privacy  #DataProtection #PCPD  #PDPO  #PrivacyManagementProgramme #PMP #CorporateGovernance  #CorporateResponsibility [HKIHRM] Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management The Law Society of Hong Kong Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) 香港總商會 The Hong Kong Institute of Directors The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute

【The Privacy Commissioner Demonstrates Deepfake Face Swapping】 👨🏻💻In the digital era, the use of smartphones📱, social media platforms🖥or online shopping platforms🛍has become increasingly prevalent, which unfortunately also presented opportunities for fraudsters💰. During the first half of 2024, the PCPD received nearly 600 enquiries relating to fraudulent activities targeting the personal data of the enquirers, which represented an increase of nearly 90% when compared to 312 cases year-on-year📈. In light of these scams, the PCPD appeals to members of the public and organisations to beware of various forms of fraudulent tricks🔑💰, particularly those involving AI deepfake technology🤖, and offers six essential tips to safeguard personal data privacy💪: 1️⃣ Be vigilant🚨 2️⃣ Keep an eye on your accounts and transaction records💸 3️⃣ Password protection🔑 4️⃣ Smart use of social media and instant messaging apps🤳 5️⃣ Authenticate the identity of callers📞 6️⃣ Fraud prevention information🧾 🤖To illustrate that it is easy to produce fake videos in the AI era, the Privacy　Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, demonstrated instant face swapping through AI deepfake technology in a short video produced by the PCPD 👩🏻. Please watch the video at: https://lnkd.in/ghdZTJT8 Anyone who suspects that his/her personal data has been leaked may make enquiries❓ or lodge complaints📲 with the PCPD📝 (☎ “Personal Data Fraud Prevention Hotline”: 3423 6611 or 📧email: [email protected]). If there is any suspicion of fraud on personal data which involves criminal offence(s), they should immediately report the case to the Police👮🏻. 🌟 Click here for the media statement 👇🏻: https://lnkd.in/g_38CdEC #PCPD #PrivacyCommissioner #AdaChung #Privacy #PersonalDataFraudPreventionHotline #AntiFraud #PersonalData #AI #Deepfake #FaceSwapping