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Hong Kong Police Gain Expanded Powers Under Security Law
First article: 24 mar. 2026, 04:53
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Amendments to Hong Kong's national security law grant police the power to demand passwords for electronic devices, including phones and computers. This move significantly expands police authority and intensifies concerns about potential abuses of power and erosion of civil liberties. Critics argue that this change could further stifle dissent and erode privacy protections in the region. The international community is likely to closely monitor the implementation of these new powers and their impact on human rights.Articles about this topic
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Hong Kong police can demand phone and computer passwords under amended national security law
Refusing to comply could lead to year in jail and hefty fine, while providing false information carries up to three years in prisonHong Kong police can now demand that people suspected of breaching the city’s national security law provide mobile phone or computer passwords in a further crackdown on dissent.The amendments to the law also empower customs officers to seize items that are deemed to have “seditious intention”, regardless of whether any person has been arrested for an offence endanger
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