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Hong Kong Police Can Demand Device Passwords Under National Security Law
Refusing to provide passwords in national security cases can lead to up to one year in jail and a HK$100,000 fine under new Hong Kong law amendments.
- People in Hong Kong will face a year in jail if they refuse to provide passwords to allow police to access electronic devices for investigations under the city's strict national security law.
- The new rule is part of amendments to Hong Kong's national security law, which requires individuals to provide passwords or decryption methods necessary for police to access devices suspected of holding evidence.
- Those who fail to comply with providing passwords could face fines up to HK$100,000 and a one-year prison sentence.
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Hong Kong introduces offence requiring national security suspects to hand over passwords
Hong Kong has introduced a new offence requiring suspects in national security investigations to surrender their passwords – or face up to one year in jail. A national security law poster. Photo: GovHK. The government on Monday gazetted amendments to the “implementation rules” of the Beijing-imposed national security law, introducing the password requirement alongside granting several new powers to authorities. Officials are set to brief lawmake…
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Hong Kong has upgraded its national security law, giving police the power to request passwords for suspects' mobile phones and computers. Resistance carries a maximum prison sentence of one year and a fine of approximately 400,000 baht.
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