HK police can now demand phone passwords under new national security rules

Hong Kong police officers stand outside a government building discussing the new national security rules that allow them to demand access to personal phone passwords during investigations.

The revised guidelines stipulate that officers can now request passwords during investigations related to national security offenses. This move has raised concerns among civil liberties advocates, who argue that it could lead to potential abuses of power and infringement on individual privacy rights, as seen in the recent developments covered in this article. Supporters of … Read more