The National Privacy Commission (NPC) calls on local government units to “practice transparency with responsibility when posting SAP (social amelioration program) beneficiaries on social media. SAP is a cash subsidy distributed by […]
Jumio, the provider of (artificial intelligence) AI-powered end-to-end identity verification and eKYC solutions, just secured a $150 million investment from Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive […]
In line with its announcement last year to remove support for third-party cookies, Google confirmed that once third-party cookies are phased out, it will not build alternate identifiers to track individuals as […]
Following the advisory from the Philippine National Privacy Commission (NPC) and confirmation from lending app Cashalo, the privacy watchdog released its initial findings that data 3.3 million users were sold on the […]
The Philippines’ National Data Privacy Commission (NPC) finds the operator of Fynamics Lending Inc., the operator of the PondoPeso online lending application, has violated provisions in the Data Privacy Act of 2012 […]
The Association of Data Protection Officers of the Philippines (Nadpop), the Philippines’ first organization for data privacy and protection, will train Filipino micro- small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that are members of […]
The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) has ordered Familyhan Credit Corp. to immediately stop processing the personal data of more than 6,000 borrowers following an investigation of complaints that the online lender […]
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, […]
