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CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian and Antipolo City

Senator Win Gatchalian files his incident report at the National Bureau of Investigation after his credit card was hacked and used to purchase P1 million worth of alcoholic beverages. Photo by Mark Cayabyab/OS WIN GATCHALIAN PASAY CITY, Jan. 9 -- Senator Win Gatchalian is eyeing a parallel probe in the Senate on the proliferation of fraudulent use of credit card, debit card, or online bank account to address possible gaps in existing laws in protecting the rights of the consuming public. Gatcha...

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra (TOTO LOZANO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Aside from the DOJ’s Office of Cybercrime, Guevarra said the cybercrime division of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has been mobilized in the intensified campaign to pinpoint and apprehend those engaged in illegal activities through online. Guevarra’s statement was issued in response to the call of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian for the DOJ, the Philippine National Police (PNP)  an...

SunStar + December 30, 2020 REMEMBER The Grinch, who hated Christmas? Every year he tries his best to think of ways to stop Christmas, often by stealing gifts that people give; he keeps mistaking Christmas for the presents that people give, not realizing that it is the gift-giving that makes Christmas, Christmas. Not the gifts. So The Grinch thought hed sue Santa, and everyone else who works with him. The Data Privacy Act of 2012, or Republic Act 10173, requires a legitimate purpo...

Pulse Zero Trust Access (PSZTA) provides secure environment for a flexible workplace. Pulse Secure, LLC based in California, USA in partnership with Radenta Technologies Inc. has recently introduced Pulse Zero Trust Access (PZTA) to answer the growing need to provide a secure environment for a flexible workplace. PZTA is a comprehensive, multi-tenant, Zero Trust, Secure Access service for enterprise of any size. It has a central ZTA Controller hosted by Pulse Secure. The ZTA Gateway can be depl...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: With a new presidential administration scheduled to take over in just a few short weeks (as well as a revamped Congress), employers nationwide would be wise to anticipate a continued push for federal consumer privacy legislation. Over the last several years, in the absence of comprehensive legislation at the federal level, we’ve seen a proliferation of state-level regulation of consumer data privacy. Most notable among these has bee...

Having a good ID system is necessary for achieving sustainable development. Providing a legal identity for all is one of the objectives under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as cited in SDG No. 16, which is to "promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.” Hence, the establishment of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) with the identificat...

The Mandaluyong City government unveils MandaTrack, its official COVID-19 contact tracing app. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) MandaTrack, a Quick Response (QR) code-based contact tracing app, will be soon needed upon entry to public offices and commercial establishments in the city. “Everyone is encouraged to register and download their QR code for our MandaTrack, the official contact tracing app of the city government,” the local government said. “This is what will everyone use to enter pu...

President Rodrigo Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Under Executive Order No. 122, the President designated the Bureau of Immigration (BI) as the sole government agency to receive or manage the API containing information about the passengers and crew and non-crew members. The API will serve as “initial security vetting” to expedite arrival and departure process of travelers and may be shared with other law enforcement agencies for security purposes. The information collected in the API ...

SunStar + December 15, 2020 ONCE upon a time, there were three little Blue Dots who had to leave home and travel far and wide for an errand. "You will start out together; but you, Little Sister Blue Dot, will stay with the nuns at the monastery in France. They wanted more blue in their paintings," said Big Mother Blue Dot. "Macho Older Brother Blue Dot, I need you to go to Brazil," she added. "Can I go to Argentina later?" Macho Older Brother Blue Dot asked. "Theres a multi-colored...