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Hong Kong to speed up criminalization of doxxing while overall review of privacy law continues

By Xu Yuan ( April 14, 2021, 06:07 GMT | Insight) -- The Hong Kong government has elevated the criminalization of doxxing — the practice of maliciously exposing another person's personal details online without their approval — as a priority in its revision of the city’s privacy law, a senior official said. The issue is among a series of changes related to data protection that the government is considering.The Hong Kong government has elevated the criminalization of doxxing — the practice of maliciously exposing another person's personal details online without their approval — as a priority in its revision of the city’s privacy law, a senior official said. The issue is among a series of changes related to data protection that the government is considering....

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