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Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and Vice Presidential bet Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio want to grant more powers to the National Privacy Commission (NPC) so that it can protect the public from data breaches. According to the tandem, many of our countrymen have fallen victim to

Telecommunication operators are at the core of Uganda’s digital development, and yet are among the worst offenders on privacy violations, raising questions about their ability to protect sensitive user data. 

S&R Membership Shopping posted on their FB page a statement that they have been a victim of a cyber-attack but assured its members that no financial information has been compromised and is now coordinating with the National Privacy Commission. The advisory released by S&R to members on i

PNA file photo MANILA - A lawmaker on Wednesday urged concerned government agencies to take immediate legal action to stop the alleged misuse of personal information in the wake of a spike in spam text messages and online scams. In filing House Resolution 2378, Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas sounded the alarm over the rise in spam, scam, and phishing attempts through text messages, which can be used as tools to spread disinformation and fake news during the elections. Vargas called on the Depart...

National Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro (Screengrab from PCOO/RTVM) MANILA - National Privacy Commissioner (NPC) Raymund Liboro on Tuesday warned the public against responding to text messages that offer jobs or rewards that are "too good to be true," noting that such scams are becoming more widespread. In a Laging Handa briefing, Liboro said the sender of such messages must be immediately blocked, noting that interacting with them, especially giving out sensitive information such...

Editorial: Scam texts

Top Bangladeshi and US officials argy-bargied over issues like IT and cyber security during the week-long discussions in Washington DC. Issues like digital economy partnership, global village, protection of technology, parallel policies, infrastructure and altered technology were also discussed at the US-Bangladesh ICT Consultation meeting held from November 14-19. The meeting

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) released its guidelines on the sharing of its database of poor households to partners and stakeholders

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is forming a new working group under the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) aimed at gathering and promoting the best practices on data sharing to guide governments and regulators. National Privacy Commission “The new working group will focus on identifying pract

National Bureau of Investigation The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have joined forces to probe and prosecute alleged human rights violations, particularly deaths of suspects, in the conduct of the government’s illegal drugs operations. The colla