Hong Kong's privacy chief accuses US of 'Doxxing' sanctioned officials

The Trump administration has escalated pressure on several fronts against China's growing role on the world stage, which has become a key campaign issue in the upcoming US election

Hong Kong’s privacy chief criticized the US Treasury Department for “doxxing” Chief Executive Carrie Lam and other officials by releasing their personal information as part of its sanctions on them.

“The disclosure of the data of the persons concerned by the US Department of the Treasury is obviously excessive and unnecessary,” Acting Privacy Commissioner Tony Lam said in a statement, adding that using or reproducing the addresses, passport numbers and other data could be a crime. “It amounts to doxxing.”

The US said Friday it is placing sanctions on 11 Chinese officials and their allies in Hong Kong over their roles in