Hong Kong’s police force maintains no data relating to its crackdown on e-bikes and their riders, Transit Jam has learned, after a request for such information was rejected. “Police do not maintain […]
DIDI’S “MASSIVE DATA” UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT AS REGULATOR PULLS 3 HAILING APPS FROM CHINESE STORES
China’s cybersecurity watchdog yesterday banned the country’s leading ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing from app stores, claiming “serious violations of laws and regulations in collecting and using personal information.” The regulator also today […]
NEW VEHICLE TEST COMPLEX HACKED, PERSONAL DATA STOLEN ON 28,000 VEHICLES
Hackers have attacked the government’s new Transport Department Vehicle Examination Complex (TDVEC), stealing private data on as many as 28,000 vehicles. Full data on vehicles booked in for tests, including vehicle registration […]
JAYWALKING TICKETS THROUGH “IAM SMART” APP UNDER POLICE LAW CHANGE PROPOSALS
Police are pushing for a change in traffic laws to allow traffic summons such as jaywalking and parking tickets to be handled electronically and linked to government app iAM Smart. The force […]
BICYCLE DATA DISPUTE: LAWMAKER FURIOUS AT “SQUARE-MINDED BUREAUCRACY”
Lawmaker Priscilla Leung Mei-fun says the government failure on cycle statistics is “completely unsatisfactory” and says she will push for a motion of full debate on cycling safety if the Secretary for […]
GOVT’S SMART CITY DATA STUDIO TO BE “SUNSETTED” FOR FOCUS ON FINTECH
A government-funded project to open up Smart City data is quietly closing its doors to all but fintech applications, Transit Jam has learned, with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) […]
LAM HINTS AT EXPANSION OF CAR SEARCH TIP-OFF POLICY TO LAND, COMPANY SEARCHES
The government’s new system alerting vehicle owners to searches on their vehicles could be rolled out to other public data resources, including land and company searches, according to Chief Executive Carrie Lam […]
JOURNALISTS EXPOSED AS GOVT LAUNCHES SEARCH ALERT FOR VEHICLE OWNERS
Journalists and investigators probing Hong Kong’s vehicle database will no longer be able to search in confidence, with the government now alerting vehicle owners to a search on their vehicle while also […]
PEDESTRIAN ROUTE APPS GET A BOOST WITH FREE GOVT 3D DATA
In a boost to walkability, the government today released its 3D Pedestrian Network and 3D Visualisation Map datasets, allowing map and route-planning developers to freely access details of Hong Kong’s extensive network […]
JOURNALIST ARRESTED AS GOVT TIGHTENS GRIP ON INFORMATION
Police arrested a journalist today under a relatively new mechanism which forces journalists to restrict their use of publicly-available vehicle information to transport-related matters or face legal consequences. Reporter Choy Yuk-ling, 37, […]