The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong confirmed reports that Filipino domestic workers fell victim to doxxing.
Their personal details from passports and identification cards of several Filipino domestic workers have been breached after their employers shared their information through a Facebook group.
Doxxing is the practice of researching, sharing and broadcasting private or personal information of an individual or organization.
Consul Robert Quintin told ABS-CBN News there have been cases of doxxing brought to their attention in the past, but “none on the scale involving a Facebook page or group dedicated only to apparently expose supposedly unscrupulous individuals,” who have been ex-employees of these employers.
“So for this case, we’re hoping we could get some critical mass and you know, push the police to take action,” Quintin said.
“We were deeply concerned and we had to send a letter to the Commissioner of Police for them to look into the matter because as far as we’re concerned, it’s a direct violation of the personal data privacy ordinance of Hong Kong,”
Quentin added they will get in touch with individuals who may not be aware that their data have been exposed through the Consulate’s database.
Meanwhile, Stephen Kai-yi Wong, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD), assured those individuals involved that they would investigate if there is sufficient evidence to suggest a breach of the Data Protection Principle.
