“Human factors always play a significant role in data breaches.” These simple but wise words resonated in our review of a recent investigation report published by the Privacy Commissioner in Hong Kong on 13 June 2022 regarding the loss of physical files containing sensitive personal data by Town Health Medical & Dental Services Limited (“Town Health”).
Our expert from Hong Kong, Pádraig Walsh from the Data Privacy Practice Group of Tanner de Witt, shares some points for us all to remember in this legal update.