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Passage of site-blocking law sought as new study shows cyber threats in piracy sites

The study found that Filipinos are 33 times more likely to encounter cyber threats on popular piracy sites than on legal film or TV sites.

IPOPHL recommends blocking of six piracy sites

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said it has issued requests to disable the following sites: SFlix sites (sflix.to, sflix.se, and sflix.is) and MyFlixer sites (myflixerz.to, myflixertv.to, and myflixer.today).

Election candidates told to respect IP rights of artists, composers

The IPOPHL said it is making this early reminder for candidates to allot enough time to properly seek permission from artists before transforming their works into catchy campaign jingles, slogans and merchandise items to build their political brand.

SC upholds trademark dispute in favor of Gloria Maris restaurant

The SC ruled in favor of Gloria Maris, finding that one of the company’s incorporators registered the Gloria Maris trademark in bad faith. 

NPC: Video posting of patient’s flatline may be unethical

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said on Monday, Aug. 19, that a recent incident involving a nursing student who shared a controversial video filmed...

NPC issues guidelines for personal data processing in legal proceedings

The Data Privacy Act allows the processing of sensitive personal information and privileged information when necessary for the protection of lawful rights and interests of natural or legal person in court proceedings.

As CICC flexes power over telcos, Smart bans over 600,000 fraud-related mobile numbers

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has required Smart Communications to submit an official report on the status of its compliance to the SIM Card Registration Law after noting the proliferation of unregistered SIM cards that are being used in text scams and in various forms of cybercrimes.

NPC warns public against sharing video of kid’s circumcision

The unauthorized sharing of videos or images involving children, the privacy agency said, not only violates privacy rights but it may also lead to serious psychological and social consequences.

NPC confirms receiving breach notices from Robinsons Land, Toyota PH, PNP

The confirmation comes on the heels of another reported major hacking incident at grocery chain S&R as reported by cybersecurity monitoring site Deep Web Konek.

Greenhills mall presents 10-year plan to shift away from counterfeits

Greenhills Shopping Center aims to gradually move 100% of its merchants away from selling intellectual property (IP) infringing products by 2027.

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