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Hong Kong police demand phone and computer passwords
Suspects must hand over phone and computer passwords on police demand
Change
Hong Kong police have been empowered to compel phone and computer passwords from persons suspected under the National Security Law, with refusal punishable by up to one year imprisonment and a HK$100,000 fine.
Why it matters
Providing false or misleading information to Hong Kong police about device access is punishable by up to three years' imprisonment. Customs officials are authorised to seize items they deem to have a "seditious intention".
Implications
- — Persons suspected under the National Security Law must produce phone and computer passwords when demanded by Hong Kong police — refusal exposes them to up to one year imprisonment and a HK$100,000 fine.
- — Individuals asked to provide device-access information must not supply false or misleading information to Hong Kong police — doing so exposes them to up to three years' imprisonment.
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