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Appeal case
Complaint case
Compliance case
Enquiry case
By Provisions/DPPs/COPs/Guidelines
--By Provisions/DPPs/COPs/Guidelines--
DPP1 - Purpose and manner of collection of personal data
DPP2 - Accuracy and duration of retention of personal data
DPP3 - Use of personal data
DPP4 - Security of personal data
DPP5 - Information to be generally available
DPP6 - Access to personal data
Code of Practice on Consumer Credit Data
Code of Practice on Human Resource Management
Code of Practice on the Identity Card Number & Other Personal Identifiers
exemptions
Privacy Guidelines: Monitoring and Personal Data Privacy at Work
provisions on direct marketing
Proper Handling of Data Access Request and Charging of Data Access Request Fee by Data Users
N/A
Section 2 of the Ordinance – definition of “personal data”
Section 37 of the Ordinance
Section 38 of the Ordinance
Section 64 - disclosing personal data
Section 39 of the Ordinance
Section 26 – erasure of personal data
By Topic/Subject Matter
--By Topic/Subject Matter--
Biometrics data
Blind-ad
Complaint Handling Policy
Consumer credit data
Customer data
Data Access Request Fee
Debt collection
E-mail
Education
Election
Employment
Hong Kong Identity Card number / Hong Kong Identity Card copy
Human resources
Installation of CCTV
Internet
Jurisdiction of Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
Marketing
Media
Medical data
Monitoring
N/A
Personal Information Collection Statement (PICS)
Public Domain
Public register
Social services
Spamming
Transfer of data outside Hong Kong
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Case No.:2005C05
Property management body collected identity card numbers of persons driving out from a car park
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
Identity Card
Case No.:2004A15
Important!
Collection of identity card numbers of visitors of car park for deterring and detecting crimes
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
DPP2
,
Identity Card
Case No.:2003C11
Collection of ID card number of visitor by security guard
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
DPP2
,
DPP4
,
Identity Card
Case No.:2003A09
Important!
Complainant alleged library staff unable to furnish privacy policy statement upon request
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
DPP5
Case No.:2004A11
Disclosure of witness statement in reporting crime and illegal acts
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
Exemptions
Case No.:2004C02
Collection of identity card numbers of residents applying for electronic entrance cards by property management company
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
Identity Card
Case No.:2004C01
Collection of employees' DNA data
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
Case No.:1999A04
Personal Information Collection Statement was not displayed prominently
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
DPP2
,
DPP3
Case No.:2001A07
Complainant alleged his colleague to have collected and retained a faxed statement of his
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
DPP2
Case No.:2001A09
Important!
Fabrication or lies told about a person did not amount to his personal data
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
Case No.:2004E12
Collection of Hong Kong Identity Card Copies from non-account holders buying gift cheques is not necessary
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
Identity Card
Case No.:2008C04
Collect fingerprint data of employees for the purposes of monitoring their time-and-attendance and ensuring office security is excessive
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Areas of Concern:
DPP1
,
Monitoring
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