Privacy

Google Glass prompts privacy, etiquette concerns

20 May 2013

Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during last week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on etiquette...

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JPMorgan presses Bloomberg on reporters’ access to data

16 May 2013

JPMorgan Chase, one of the biggest customers of Bloomberg, said it has sent a formal legal request asking the financial data and news company to provide details of what bank information Bloomberg...

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Joseph Lau 'shocked' by publication of medical report in Apple Daily

6 May 2013

Billionaire property tycoon Joseph Lau Luen-hung was "utterly shocked" to see his medical report in a Chinese newspaper and plans to lodge a complaint with the privacy commissioner.

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Cracks appear in Google Glass privacy

3 May 2013

Google Glass, the wearable computer being developed by the search giant, might be a threat to its owners' privacy because it has no PIN or authentication system, hackers have discovered. Jay...

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Public backed ordinance changes

23 Apr 2013

I refer to L. Chang's letter ("People should have opt-in choice over personal data", April 16). The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and the government undertook a review of...

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Keep proof of your personal data opt-out requests, says privacy chief

4 Apr 2013

Privacy commissioner Allan Chiang Yam-wang has advised consumers to keep copies of their requests to opt out of direct marketing, amid public confusion over the new privacy rules.

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Rethink on disclosure rules for company directors prudent

In a welcome change, officials have decided to shelve a contentious law restricting public access to personal details of company directors, amid growing concerns that such a provision may have...

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Beijing must ensure people's right to privacy

The case of Li Guanfeng, the 17-year-old son of the prominent People's Liberation Army singing artist Li Shuangjiang, is hitting the headlines again. A defence lawyer publicised a sternly worded...

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Marriage of Ma's eldest daughter stirs security and privacy uproar

The low-key marriage of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's eldest daughter has caused a big stir on the island and sparked a heated debate over whether the children and close relatives of public...

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Firms should not use ID card numbers

Privacy Commissioner Allan Chiang has an unenviable job; he is a toothless tiger trapped between growing public awareness of privacy and security, and data users and aggregators who do not want to...

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LETTER OF THE LAW

Right to privacy and information is balancing act

Recently, I have been asked repeatedly about the Law Society’s views on amendments made to the Companies Ordinance, specifically on one issue relating to the availability of directors’ residential...

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Respect and protect ID card numbers