Privacy

Outcry at ban on property searches in mainland cities

19 Feb 2013

Restrictions on property registry searches introduced by several mainland cities following a spate of online exposés of corrupt officials have sparked a public outcry, with the authorities accused...

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Privacy Commissioner publicly ventures into surreal territory

19 Feb 2013

On Friday governance and transparency advocate David Webb took down from the internet a list of the names of more than 1,000 Hong Kong residents, many of them prominent businesspeople, complete...

Netizens see China privacy measures as corruption aid

18 Feb 2013

Local authorities in several cities in China have tightened regulations relating to housing registration inquiries, prompting fears that this will hinder public efforts to crack down on corrupt...

Rule on disclosure of company directors' data seeks balance

17 Feb 2013

Ever since the news broke last month that changes would be made to the Companies Ordinance that would make it harder for the media to obtain the personal data of company directors, the liberal...

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Letters to the Editor, February 14, 2013

14 Feb 2013

Government proposals to implement the new Companies Ordinance and reinforce the privacy company directors already enjoy have aroused a lot of opposition from the media.

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Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Residents angry at 'rear window' photographer

Angry residents of an apartment complex claim a well-known photographer may have invaded their privacy - taking pictures of people in their homes with a telephoto lens - without their approval. ...

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Open access to directors' names, but not their home addresses

The recent debate about the government proposals to restrict access to the personal information of company directors has been one-sided, so it is useful to re-examine the arguments carefully to...

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Lawmakers lax on scrutinising legislation

The Leung administration has had to weather quite a few political storms for which it has mostly itself to blame. But in a few cases, the legislative branch should also share responsibility, yet...

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Hong Kong must not add another cloak of secrecy to company operations

News of a government proposal to obscure the identities of company directors was met internationally with bewilderment and locally with embarrassment. Officials have again showed a profoundly...

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TECHNOLOGY

The coming internet age of liberation and treachery

We face a future in which cyberterrorists are targeted by government drone strikes, online identities are taken hostage and held for ransom, and parents explain online privacy to their kids long...

Hong Kong must retain open access to company data

The government's attempt to shield the identity of company directors under the guise of protecting privacy is not merely an invitation to fraud and corruption; it reveals a basic misunderstanding...

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