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Reaching Out to Schools – Privacy Commissioner Explained the New Doxxing Offence and the Protection of Personal Data Privacy Online to Primary and Secondary School Teachers

Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, attended the “Workshop on Understanding Social Media and Refusing Cyberbullying” co-organised by the Education Bureau and Journalism Education Foundation on 4 January, and gave a presentation on “Understanding Doxxing Offence and Privacy Traps in Social Media” to around 50 primary and secondary school teachers who attended the Workshop.

Apart from explaining the new doxxing offence and the seriousness of the offence, the Privacy Commissioner also provided some recommendations on how to protect personal data privacy in the use of social media and instant messaging apps, with a view to assisting teachers to instil the importance of respecting and protecting personal data privacy among students.


Please click here for the presentation deck (Chinese only).
 

Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, spoke on new doxxing offence and the protection of personal data privacy online to primary and secondary school teachers.