On December 30, 2015, the PCPD reported the convictions and fines against an individual who gave personal data to a third party for direct marketing purposes. According to the complaint initially filed with PCPD, the defendant obtained the complainant's information at a social function and handed it to a third party who later attempted to sell insurance services to the complainant. The individual was fined HK$5,000.

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