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Asia-Pacific Dashboard Digest | Citizens United In Action pulls ballot after HK privacy commissioner voices concern Related reading: FTC weighing lawsuit against TikTok for alleged lax data privacy practices

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After warnings from Privacy Commissioner Stephen Kai-yi Wong, Citizens United In Action has suspended an unofficial online ballot for the next Hong Kongese chief executive, citing potential illegal data collection concerns, the South China Morning Post reports. Wong's "strongly" worded suggestions included nixing the Telegram app that the voting platform was constructed on and to halt collecting voters' data "unfairly" via the groups' PopVote app and website, the report states. The ballot had sparked controversy since it was unveiled 7 Feb., after voters were asked to provide their identity card number among other information, in order to prevent duplicate votes, the report states. "Although we have confidence in our system security, we will suspend collecting nominations until we are in contact with the commissioner to explain the purpose of our data collection and be clear about his requirements,” CUIA said. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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