Hong Kong: collection of fingerprint data from employee for security purposes deemed unnecessary and excessive

Elizabeth Cole of Jones Day writes:

In an investigation report dated July 21, 2015, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) upheld a complaint by a former employee of Queenix (Asia) Limited (“Queenix”) that the collection of her fingerprint data for the purposes of accessing Queenix’s offices and monitoring employee attendance was unnecessary and excessive and that the manner of collection unfair.

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