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The Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 132 rules said that Nieto 'maliciously and with ill intent' collected and published Laurio's personal information, turning her into a target of threats and harassment

The final countdown has begun to July 1, when Colorado’s Data Privacy Act (the “CPA”) takes effect. The CPA joins a fast-growing number of state comprehensive privacy statutes. We have ...

Content moderation outsourcing Philippines: Leading the way

DEPARTMENT of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy and GSIS President Jose Arnulfo Veloso signed a Memorandum of Agreement on June 13, 2023, that will protect the privacy of personal data of GSIS members and pensioners as the pension fund actively pursues digitalization initiatives. The MOA signing, which was conducted during the Digital Governance Week of the National ICT Month 2023, aims to facilitate secure data sharing for the development of efficient and quality ...

In the digital age, the significance of data protection cannot be overstated. As data becomes the new currency, businesses worldwide are redefining their strategies to accommodate this shift. As businesses embrace digitization in the Philippines, the role of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) has become increasingly crucial.

The enactment of biometric privacy laws is a growing trend across the country. Existing legislation has led to a boon of class action litigation against employers, consumer-facing...

This month, Indiana, Montana and Tennessee passed comprehensive privacy laws. Each tracks closely the comprehensive privacy laws outside of California, but with some variations. None...

IT’S hard to read media without running into a new story about different kinds of corruption, collusion and rule breaking. Whether or not the stories we read are true, organizations caught up in them often lose credibility. Reputation isn’t the only thing to take a hit, but the cost of…

In a statement, the privacy watchdog indicated its Complaints and Investigation Division mounted an independent investigation surrounding the alleged unauthorized transactions within the platform.

The recent unauthorized fund transfers that affected GCash users was due to a “meticulous phishing” scheme through online gambling sites, the National Privacy Commission said as it concluded its probe on the data breach which affected the fintech.