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Hong Kong starts criminal doxxing probe into deepfake scandal at HKU

By Yonnex Li ( July 16, 2025, 07:38 GMT | Insight) -- Hong Kong's privacy regulator has opened a criminal investigation under anti-doxxing rules into a case where artificial intelligence was allegedly used to create fake explicit images of university students, highlighting the city's approach to regulating AI without dedicated legislation. Local officials have consistently maintained that the existing privacy rules are sufficient to handle challenges arising from the fast-evolving technology.Hong Kong's privacy regulator has opened a criminal investigation under anti-doxxing rules into a case where artificial intelligence was allegedly used to create fake explicit images of university students, highlighting the city's approach to regulating AI without dedicated legislation....

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