Privacy Commissioner: think twice before you post children's photos or videos online
發佈日期: 2025-12-17 22:53
TVB News
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data on Wednesday reminds the public to be careful when handling children's photos and videos amid deepfake concerns on the internet.
Deepfake, an artificial intelligence technology, can imitate and replace a person's face, voice or actions using personal data contained in images, videos and audio recordings.
In a press conference, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, or PCPD said the commission had received five complaints and two inquiries about deepfake so far this year.
To enhance society's awareness of potential deepfake abuses, including cyberbullying, scams and image-based sexual violence, the privacy watchdog gave a list of suggestions to parents and schools.
Some parental tips are as follows: parents should think twice before posting photos or videos of their children online. They should review their social media accounts' privacy settings.
Schools are advised to avoid publishing close-up portraits of students, and that they should store students' personal data on secure platforms and establish a response plan for handling deepfake incidents.
The PCPD also commented on whether the government should adopt a stricter regulatory system on children using social media.
"We notice that some jurisdictions have already imposed a ban on children under 16 to use social media," said Ada Chung, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data. "I believe that the Hong Kong government would take all relevant factors into consideration; whether further restrictions should be placed on the use of social media by youngsters because this would have major implications on both social media platforms and youngsters and their parents."
The PCPD says that most law in the real world can apply in the digital world, such as the use of personal data to create deepfakes, which is subject to the requirements of the Personal Data Ordinance.
Separately, the PCPD said they had issued an advisory letter to a gym in Ma On Shan in July after a complaint was filed regarding the site's installation of CCTV.
The complaint involves a customer raising concerns about the CCTV installed outside of a male toilet, which did not have a door.
The centre later confirmed to the privacy watchdog that the concerned CCTV camera had not been activated.
