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Globe Rekindles Christmas Cheer in Everyone’s Hearts
Christmas is fast approaching and yet, the realities of celebrating the holidays with a pandemic can be difficult for most Filipino families today. Despite this, the desire to enjoy our usual holiday activities and observe cherished local traditions remain strong in many of us. After all, the true spirit of Christmas is about hope, joy, and the eternal anticipation of good tidings.
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DOH-endorsed contact tracing platform leaked data
COVID-KAYA, a platform used by healthcare workers to collect and share COVID-19 cases with the DOH could have leaked names and locations of more than 30,000 frontliners. Attackers could have also used the vulnerability to see sensitive patient data.
Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto (https://citizenlab.ca/) recently released a report titled Unmasked: COVID-KAYA and the Exposure of Healthcare Worker Data in the Philippines.
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Online RFID registration sites crashed
All vehicles passing through Skyway, SLEX, NAIAX, STAR tollway, and TPLEX will have to be installed with a radio frequency identification (RFID) sticker in order to be allowed entry starting November 30. Motorists need their vehicles fitted with Easytrip RFID stickers in order to use NLEX, SCTEX, Cavitex, CALAX and C5 South link by December 1.
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How hackers collected sensitive data from the Land Transportation Office
The country’s transportation agency is now on a hot seat as thousands of personal information of drivers and vehicle owners were processed and saved by a website pretending to be an official LTO page. Thousands of users were tricked into submitting what looks like harmless information but later used to get their personal data. Simply put, personally identifiable information under the responsibility of the Land Transportation Office of the Philippines were downloaded by unauthorized individuals.
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How MyKuya 5.0 Enables On-Demand for All
As the continuing COVID-19 pandemic necessitates that people stay home as much as possible, the focus remains on on-demand services. Yet community quarantines and travel restrictions mean the businesses who provide these services must meet customers halfway, and find a way to reach them in the comfort of their own homes.
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Lenovo and DreamWorks Animation Team Up for Future Animation Projects
For DreamWorks Animation, staying on top of the business of animation means being in the business of data.
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vivo Discounts the vivo V20 SE for the Holiday
Been wanting to #BeTheFocus with the vivo V20 SE since its recent release? Well you’re in for an early Christmas treat as the ultra-thin and stylish smartphone will get a P2000 discount this December as part of vivo’s holiday deals.
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As 2020 isn’t over yet, mysterious monoliths started appearing on the faces of the Earth
First, a mysterious silver metal monolith appeared in Utah desert after County Rangers have discovered in it a remote public land spotted on 18 November by state helicopter crews helping wildlife biologists count bighorn sheep. It appeared to be made of stainless steel. Since its discovery, curious crowds have gathered in this parcel of land to post on social media and investigate its true nature.
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Holiday Gift Guide For the Privacy Conscious
For those of you who are thinking of spending your much earned money for gift giving, I have a few suggestions that you can give — without putting your family and friends in danger (yeah, in danger of having their privacy violated, that is).
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Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines hacked
The online application database of the Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines was defaced a few hours ago. The attacker, Phantom Troupe is the same group who hacked servers of PH colleges and universities to secure vulnerabilities at the start of the Pandemic.
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Support for MSMEs Continues Amid the Challenges of this Pandemic
The country’s largest integrated telco PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications, Inc (Smart) continue to recognize the hard work of local entrepreneurs in helping keep the economy afloat amid the global COVID-19 crisis.
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NTC FOI Efforts Recognized for Third Straight Year
In a recent 2020 Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards ceremony, the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), through the Freedom of Information – Project Management Office (FOI-PMO), recognized the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) as one of the Top Requested and Performing Agencies in the eFOI Portal.
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A Call for Unity Among Stakeholders
Following last week’s filing of a class-action petition against the Real Estate Service Act of 2009 (RESA), President of A Better Real Estate Philippines (ABREP) Anthony Leuterio called for unity among all stakeholders in the movement to amend what he calls the law’s “anti-poor, anti-Pinoy, and anti-technology” provisions.