Police officers were frequent targets of doxxing during the 2019 anti-government protests. Photo: Dickson Lee
Police officers were frequent targets of doxxing during the 2019 anti-government protests. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong introduces new legal amendments to outlaw doxxing

  • The changes are part of the government’s long-expected plan to rein in cyber harassment common during the 2019 anti-government protests
  • Under the proposal, disclosing someone’s personal data without their consent ‘with an intent to threaten, intimidate or harass’ will constitute an offence

Police officers were frequent targets of doxxing during the 2019 anti-government protests. Photo: Dickson Lee
Police officers were frequent targets of doxxing during the 2019 anti-government protests. Photo: Dickson Lee
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