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EC Healthcare issued enforcement notice by Hong Kong's privacy watchdog for sharing data without client consent

( November 14, 2022, 08:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Hong Kong's largest non-hospital medical service provider, EC Healthcare has been issued an enforcement notice by the privacy watchdog for sharing clients’ personal data among its various brands through an integrated system. In its investigation report published on Monday following two complaints, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said that EC Healthcare had contravened the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance on the use of personal data following the acquisition of Primecare and New York Medical Group. The healthcare provider was directed to remedy and prevent recurrence of the relevant contraventions. The commission also made six recommendations to organizations operating multiple brands, it said in a statement. The statement from the Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data follows:...

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