The MOA allows the NPC to access resources, technical expertise, and institutional and international linkages of the National Cybercrime Hub (NCH) to fulfill its mandate related to data privacy and protection.
As the world emerges from the pandemic, the incidence of data breaches and cybercrimes will continue to increase as most businesses and individuals were forced to go online, NADPOP said.
Under the proposed Public School Database Act, the DepEd is mandated to create a database that contains learner information, while the bill proposing the establishment of the Philippine Death Check (PDC) Register aims to set up a centralized electronic database containing mortality data.
A lawyer working as a partner in the law office founded by First Lady Louise “Liza” Araneta-Marcos has been named deputy commissioner at the National Privacy Commission (NPC), a reliable source told Newsbytes.PH.
Based on an initial assessment by the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), Grab Philippines’ acquisition of its smaller rival Move It “likely did not breach” the thresholds for compulsory notification.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said the result of its initial investigation showed that the recent wave of targeted smishing messages that contain the recipient’s name most likely came from smartphones and not from an app used by data aggregators.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said on Thursday, Sept. 1, that it is monitoring and investigating the proliferation of unsolicited text messages from anonymous numbers, with some containing the receiver’s names.
