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25 April 2016

Hong Kong Court Convicts And Fines Individual For Providing Data For Use In Direct Marketing

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Hong Kong Court Convicts And Fines Individual For Providing Data For Use In Direct Marketing
Hong Kong Privacy

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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