Following orders from the National Privacy Commission (NPC) to take down JuanHand, Pesopop, CashJeep, and Lemon Loan, the four online lending apps (OLAs) no longer appear and are now unavailable for download from the Google Play Store.
The National Privacy Commission said the four online lending apps -- JuanHand, Pesopop, CashJeep, and Lemon Loan -- were engaged in “irrelevant, unnecessary, and excessive” harvesting of personal and sensitive information without borrowers’ free and informed consent.
If your organization has peers based in the European Union (EU) and their relationship involves the transfer of personal data originating from that region, you should take note of the new set of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) adopted last June by the European Commission (EC).
Instances of alleged bogus online sellers have emerged in Cebu where items were sent to individuals who did not purchase them. These sellers may have acquired the individuals’ personal data through misuse, malicious disclosure, or improper disposal of information.
National Privacy Commission (NPC) chair Raymund Liboro said his agency is “saddened” by the recommendation by Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) chair Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. to reveal the names of Covid-positive individuals.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said on Tuesday, July 27, that anti-fraud data sharing initiatives of the financial services industry must eliminate potential risks on the personal data of data subjects.
The government has succeeded in selling the idea of a secure, comprehensive ID system that is supposedly long overdue and only has good things to bring to this country. On that premise, the people must hold it to its word and, if necessary, take it to task.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has also asked the National Telecommunications Commission to take down the website Pilipinas2022.ph for multiple violations of the Data Privacy Act.
