The Philippines has formally joined the Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System, a move seen to expand its trading opportunities within the Asia Pacific region by eliminating data-flow barriers when transacting with APEC member economies through the adoption of common standards for data privacy.
The Asean took a major step in harmonizing regional data protection, privacy regulations, and initiatives by launching the first Asean Data Protection and Privacy Forum in Bangkok, Thailand with the Philippines at the helm.
More than 2,000 DPOs from major government offices and leading businesses joined the National Privacy Commission's call to form a united front to strengthen the protection of peoples' personal data.
More than 2,000 DPOs from major government offices and leading businesses joined the National Privacy Commission’s call to form a united front to strengthen the protection of peoples’ personal data.
The National Privacy Commission has stated that it will launch its own investigation on the DFA?s assertion that the private contractor has caused the non-availability of data and other documents entrusted to it for processing.
The IAPP is a not-for-profit organization and is said to be the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource. The group counts more than 20,000 members across 83 countries.
The program is aimed at establishing a skills benchmark for local privacy professionals amid the spike in demand for high-quality data privacy trainings in the country.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is urging local telecommunications operators Globe, Smart, and the incoming third player, Mislatel consortium, to compete for consumer trust in terms of better services and better data privacy protection.
