Before, young people were told to use the internet in moderation because too much of anything could be bad. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, students are forced to spend more time […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Monday announced that online lenders will be prohibited from getting personal information, such as phone and social media contact lists of their borrowers, starting in November. […]
After receiving reports over the mishandling of contract tracing data, the Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) has begun probing a number of business establishments to verify the allegations. The reports also prompted […]
As economies gradually open up and more tracking efforts are launched, the members and observers of the Global Privacy Assembly’s (GPA) COVID-19 Taskforce, which the National Privacy Commission (NPC) chairs, has flagged […]
The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) released its (indirect) response to the claims of Interior Secretary Eduardo Año in an Inquirer report that the country’s Data Privacy Act (DPA) is an obstacle […]
The Commission has observed that the events exposed schools’ lack of effective detection systems and of awareness on breach notification procedures.
The National Privacy Commission, the Philippine data privacy watchdog, looked into the latest version of FaceApp after people raised concerns over its privacy policy. The app resurfaced again a few weeks ago […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has invited Facebook Philippines for a meeting on Tuesday to seek more information regarding the numerous reports of impostor Facebook accounts. Last week, Facebook users in the […]
Now that the Philippine government has eased quarantine restrictions, some companies are gradually allowing employees to work at the office. There are companies that opted to keep employees working remotely as a […]
Even if the Philippine government is slowly easing restrictions amid the pandemic, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) still calls for privacy boost as work-from-everywhere might soon become the norm. In the recently […]
Early on Sunday, Facebook timeline has been flooded with pleas to help users report cloned accounts. The incident spread like wildfire and friends helped each other in trying to block or report […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is working closely with the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure that contact tracing efforts won’t violate any data privacy. In a statement, the NPC said “collect […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is instructing public and private organizations to ensure the protection of personal data as they implement a work from home (WFH) setup with their employees, which may […]
While encouraging patients to voluntarily submit pertinent information to proper authorities as a way of curbing the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, the Philippines’ Department of Health (DPH) and the […]
National Privacy Commission (NPC) received reports of identity or personal information breaches involving suspect, probable, and confirmed patients of COVID-19. The highly contagious disease, which is known to have originated in Wuhan, […]
As several reports on attacks and discrimination against people suspected of having contracted the virus that causes COVID-19 mount, the Philippine Medical Association and Philippine College of Surgeons, and the Integrated Bar […]
Food packs distribution and providing financial aid during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon in the Philipines required verification of recipients and residents of each household. Local government officials collect personal information […]
The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) issued a statement warning so-called “social vigilantes” against threatening and attacking health workers who are at the forefront of caring for COVID-19 patients. A week ago, […]
As the number of COVID-19 patients increases, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) warns of the privacy of the infected. “Following the government’s declaration of a public health emergency (PHE) concerning COVID-19, it […]
A recent survey by global analytics software firm FICO has revealed that only 18% of Asia Pacific (APAC) banks have a strategic plan to fully integrate their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) announced on Friday it is extending the validity of the registration of Personal Information Controllers (PICs) and Personal Information Processors (PIPs) to Aug. 31, 2020, to make […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has issued a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) to Grab Philippines Inc. (Grab PH) after finding deficiencies in complying with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA) […]
During the Philippine Senate hearing on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Health Secretary Francisco Duque “blamed” the airlines for the delay in contract tracing of passengers in the same flight as the two […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has called Grab Philippines to address the privacy concerns relating to the launch of their new passenger verification system and in-car audio and video recording pilot test. […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is reminding shoppers and travelers to be extra vigilant against cybercriminals this Christmas season. It’s that time of the year again when consumers are most prone to […]
