Privacy commissioner Ada Chung made the assessment under questioning from lawmakers pressing for the inclusion of such a feature amid a surge in coronavirus cases. In the same hearing, constitutional affairs chief Erick Tsang did not say whether a tracking feature was in the works, but stressed ‘that the pandemic is at a critical juncture’. — SCMP
Adding a tracking function to Hong Kong’s Leave Home Safe contact-tracing app would not violate data protection laws, the city’s privacy commissioner said on Thursday, under questioning from lawmakers pressing for the inclusion of such a feature amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Ada Chung Lai-ling said the existing law did not preclude an operator from incorporating a tracking function into a mobile application, citing social media apps as an example.
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