No confidential or sensitive government information were compromised following the reported defacement of the official website of the House of Representatives, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. In a statement issued Sunday, June 14, the agency said it became...
Sy-led conglomerate SM Investments Corp. has assured its customers and stakeholders of its continued commitment to maintaining rigorous data privacy standards as a core component of corporate governance. The conglomerate highlighted that its subsidiary, SM Retail, received the NPC Seal of...
In a digital landscape where user data has become a commodity, Apple 's Safari browser is staking a powerful claim: That speed, efficiency, and genuine privacy protection can coexist, and that your browser shouldn 't be working against you. Safari, the default browser on every iPhone,...
GCash, a Philippines ' finance super app and with a large cashless ecosystem, delivered a pointed message at the 2026 National Innovation Day: artificial intelligence must be built on accountability, or it risks making financial exclusion worse, not better. Speaking before policymakers, tech...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband, lawyer Manases Reyes Carpio, will file a criminal complaint on Monday, April 27, accusing financial regulators and House members of illegally disclosing confidential bank records. In an advisory issued on April 26, Carpio said he is scheduled to file the...
The Senate on Monday, March 9, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1744, otherwise known as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Voting 20-0-0, the Upper Chamber approved the proposed measure, which aims to regulate debt collection practices and protect debtors from abuse,...
Mobile wallet giant GCash has denied reports that its users ' personal data was compromised and allegedly sold on the dark web, asserting that its systems remain intact and that no data breach has occurred. In a statement on Monday, Oct. 27, GCash said that initial forensic analysis “shows...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed criminal charges against the employees, officers, and owners of Creditable Lending Corp., the operator of online lending application Easypeso, for engaging in abusive collection practices. Through an inquest proceeding on July 17, the SEC,...
Imagine having a private conversation online with someone only to find out that this person posted it on social media the following day. Was this in violation of data privacy? Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero thinks it does. "As a lawyer, I think so but again it's an allegation that needs...
Consumers of insurance products may expect a more robust protection as the Insurance Commission (IC) has entered into an agreement with National Privacy Commission (NPC) to advance the use of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) in the industry. Other sectors covered in this enhanced protection...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Monday, June 17, denounced a video circulating online that shows a child undergoing circumcision. Photo from Unsplash “The privacy and dignity of our children must be safeguarded at all costs,” said the NPC in a statement after it came to their attention...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) reminded owners, especially inside the malls, to ensure their businesses are registered and compliant with the Commission's regulations. NPC Commissioner John Henry Naga and other officials during the on-the-spot privacy sweep in Ayala Malls Manila Bay on...
