Pursuant to the newly-implemented SIM registration law, all existing cards in the country must be registered until April 26, 2023. Government officials made it clear that all unregistered cards will permanently be deactivated, but the question remains: are customers’ data safe? The National...
I simply cannot imagine our lives now without delivery apps. These applications have had a significant impact on Filipinos’ lives by making it easier for people to access goods and services. Delivery apps made it convenient for us to order food, groceries, and other items online and have them...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has amended certain provisions of its Circular No. 2020-01, tightening the guidelines in the processing of personal data for loan-related transactions by lending firms and protecting references and guarantors used in loan applications. The new NPC Circular No....
The Pateros municipal government has issued a privacy notice for its residents and clients on what personal information it collects and how it uses it. It said that the privacy notice will be in effect starting Aug. 15 and it will serve “as a guide to the collection, use, retention, disclosure,...
Taking ahead its legacy of providing best in class portable storage solutions, Kingston Technology has announced the release the two latest products in its encrypted lineup, IronKey Vault Privacy 80 External SSD (VP80ES) and IronKey Vault Privacy 50 (VP50), perfect for enterprise users and content...
For building a more secure ecosystem for consumers and enterprises, the country's only all-in-one money platform Maya has copped recognitions at the Privacy Awareness Week Awards 2022 organized by the National Privacy Commission (NPC). Maya won at the Privacy Awareness Week Awards 2022 for its...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, April 19 told a Senate committee that it has decided to withhold a P90-million payment for the services to Smartmatic, its automated elections technology provider, whose data were allegedly breached as the May 9, 2022 election approaches. Appearing...
Privacy Benchmark Study Privacy Benchmark Study Privacy is mission-critical to 91 percent of Asia Pacific respondents and 82 percent of Filipino organizations, according to a survey. In Cisco’s 2022 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, the survey showed that organizations in Asia Pacific continue to...
A House leader is calling for an investigation on the use of drones after one such device allegedly tried to "invade" her family’s home. (Kaleb Kendall/ Unsplash) San Jose Del Monte lone district Rep. Florida “Rida” Robes filed House Resolution (HR) No.2473, which urges the House Committee on...
Google announced a multi-year initiative to build the Privacy Sandbox on Android, with the goal of introducing new, more private advertising solutions. Specifically, these solutions will limit sharing of user data with third parties and operate without cross-app identifiers, including advertising...
62644 Telecommunications giant Globe has teamed up with the National Privacy Commission (NPC) in the Kabataang Digital Program to spread awareness among kids on how they can protect themselves online. This is to provide kids more protection as they now spend more time online for learning and...
The Manila Bulletin (MB) will comply with an order issued by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) to attend a "clarificatory meeting" on Jan. 25, 2022, where it will present pieces of evidence it was able to obtain regarding the alleged breach of Commission on Election (Comelec) servers. Manila...
