3 helpers sacked, issued warnings over use of employer data to secure loans

Three domestic helpers in Hong Kong have been sacked and issued warning letters after providing their employers’ personal data without consent to secure loans, resulting in the households being harassed by debt collectors. Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Ada Chung Lai-ling said on Tuesday that, in each of the three cases, the names, phone numbers and addresses of employers were originally obtained solely for work purposes. “However, the domestic helpers in question subsequently provide...

By Leopold Chen