Half of 48 organisations checked by Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog collect or use personal information through artificial intelligence (AI) systems, with most having contingency plans for data breaches.
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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Monday no contravention of privacy laws was found during the compliance checks conducted from February to May this year.
The checks covered 60 local organisations across sectors such as telecommunications, banking, retail, education, public utilities and government departments.
Among them, 48 used AI in their daily operations, with most having done so for more than a year.
The watchdog also found that 24 organisations collected or used personal data through AI systems. Nineteen retained the data, although the retention periods were specified.
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All 24 organisations had alerted users and also specified the purposes for which their data was to be used, it added.