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

Topic |   Hong Kong protests
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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