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Hong Kong's privacy authority cautions URA after personal data breach affecting 199 individuals

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Hong Kong's privacy authority cautions URA after personal data breach affecting 199 individuals

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  • Hong Kong's privacy regulator issued a warning to the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) for breaching data laws concerning the personal information of 199 tenants and owners.
  • The breach involved personal details publicly accessible on a cloud platform used by the URA for property acquisition briefings.
  • The Privacy Commissioner identified security failures in the URA's operations, including outdated software and inadequate security testing.
  • In response, URA halted platform use and committed to improving data privacy measures going forward.
  • The privacy watchdog published guidelines for better data protection practices in cloud computing following the incident.

For the full article, visit South China Morning Post.

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