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Seventy-five percent say they go online to look for information, 66% form decisions online search, and 57% watch online videos to learn something new.

A study commissioned by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) has revealed that for a great majority of Filipino adults, data privacy rights are important and they want organizations that collect personal information to provide details on how and where the data will be used.

The study found that consumers view TV as the most trusted source for news, with three quarters of those polled (75%) placing either a little or a lot of trust in TV.

Of the 31 million Filipinos that make up the country's labor force, only 60,000 of them are computer professionals -- with about 4,000 even employed as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Microsoft was "the notable exception" because company openings for product experts and advisers exceeded software engineers slightly, the survey said.

Filipino consumers make an average of six to seven searches online while considering two to three brands before making a purchase.

The DA plans to establish an Agricultural Drone Academy to assemble drones for agricultural purposes and have these drones fly over farm areas to perform otherwise laborious tasks like applying pesticides and herbicides to the crops.

Mobile broadband is also more affordable than fixed broadband in most developing countries.

Chinese researchers have designed a new sensor that, when attached to a pair of glasses, can detect the motion of an intentionally closing eye, enabling a range of hands-free tasks, including typing or turning a light on and off.

This was reported by the Third Edition of Google?s Cybermetrics Book, an online site that ranks scientists according to their voluntary presence in the Google Scholar Citations database.