In filing Senate Resolution No. 961, re-electionist senator Sherwin Gatchalian sought to direct the appropriate committee to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, with the end goal of strengthening the legal framework to enhance the enforcement of Data Privacy Act, Cybercrime Prevention Act, New Central Bank Act, and other related laws.
The National Privacy Commission said the mandatory SIM card registration will only succeed under a framework of guaranteed privacy protection for mobile users.
Ten government agencies, including the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Department of Justice (DOJ), have joined efforts to catch those behind the epidemic of smishing and text spams luring Filipinos into spurious investment schemes and work-from-home jobs.
The certificates are valid for three years and may be renewed. However, those certified could still be suspended if found to "persistently" fail in meeting requirements, such as evidence of continuous improvement.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said it has launched its Training the Trainers Program (T3), accrediting ten institutional privacy trainers and three individual accredited privacy trainers to develop more data privacy experts and nurture a culture of privacy across the country.
A founder of a Singapore-based privacy specialist has lamented how many developers look at privacy only after they introduced the app and when everyone was complaining.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Tuesday, Oct. 12, reminded all personal information controllers (PICs) to get free and informed consent from vaccinees before using any personal information in their Covid-19 vaccination cards for promos, raffles, or discounts.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said on Tuesday, Oct. 5, it has received reports of “smishing” where mobile users received unsolicited SMS messages allegedly due to the contact information they provided in Covid-19 contact tracing and health declaration forms.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has joined hands with two groups from the finance sector in urging online lenders to stop excessive data collection and start complying with the Data Privacy Act.
If credit card details sensitive personal information, where is it in the Data Privacy Act (DPA) — the country’s data protection law — does it say that?
