The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has sought for amendments that will give the existing data privacy law more teeth in the enforcement function amid rapid digital transformation in the country. During the 55th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum, Privacy Commissioner Raymund Enriquez...
Another government agency, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) denounces in the strongest terms any act of unjust profiling of community pantry organizers and expresses grave concern the statement of police authorities likening the selfless act of an organizer to that of satan’s. In a strongly...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has recommended the prosecution of Fynamics Lending Inc., the operator of the PondoPeso online lending application which has reportedly been harassing and public-shaming delinquent borrowers, for violating the data privacy law. In a 40-page decision, the...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has initiated a deeper probe on Facebook’s proposed preventive actions regarding the proliferation of suspicious accounts as such activities on the platform continue to threaten the personal data privacy and other security-related rights of its Filipino...
Consent of parents or legal guardians of students below 18 years should be secured first before schools can start recording webcam-supported online discussions to ensure personal data of minors are protected. These are among the guidelines contained in Advisory No. 2020-1 that the Data Privacy...