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The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said it has adopted videoconferencing to reduce the risks of coronavirus infections posed by face-to-face hearings.

Sen. Franklin Drilon also said the fact of death is not sensitive personal information protected by the Data Privacy Act and that a death certificate is in fact a public document required to be filed upon any person's death.

The telemedicine guidelines comes after the DOH and the National Privacy Commission released an earlier joint memorandum circular allowing the use of telemedicine as a way to respond to the Covid-19 health crisis.

In its latest bulletin, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) reminded businesses, particularly restaurants, salons and barber shops, to collect only what is necessary.

The Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) Covid-19 Taskforce, headed by NPC chair Raymund Liboro, is hosting its first webinar on "Contact Tracing and the Apple and Google Solution: In Conversation with the Technical Specialists" on Monday, July 6.

The NPC said it would continue to focus on the education sector as it makes up 17% of the breaches received in the first half of the year.

Upon assessment, the NPC said it found significant differences between the 2019 and 2020 versions of FaceApp's privacy policies.

It was reported this week that the student portals of the two Manila-based schools were attacked by hackers , leaking the personal data of thousand of students.

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said it will meet with officials of Facebook Philippines on Tuesday, June 16, to seek more information regarding the numerous reports of impostor Facebook accounts.

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said it has already brought the issue to the attention to the local office of Facebook.