The National Privacy Commission and the National Telecommunications Commission have issued separate orders to telecommunications firms to cooperate with the government agencies on their ongoing investigation of smishing attacks, submit comprehensive report in 10 days, and further intensify informati
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has ordered telecommunication companies to submit a comprehensive report of all the mobile phone numbers involved in smishing messages and other information that could help the privacy body on its ongoing investigation. NPC has obliged Globe Telecom Inc., Smart Communications Inc., and DITO Telecommunity to…
Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. has firmed up its P17-billion stock rights offering as an offer price of P1,680 per share, wherein existing shareholders are entitled to one entitlement right for every 13.2366 common shares held.
MANILA - Mobile wallet service provider GCash has upgraded privacy protection for its users by censoring their personal information in its send money service. In a statement on Thursday, GCash chief information security officer Mark Frogoso said the update is an added layer of customer protection as the recipient's name in the send money service was previously visible for "convenience" and to help verify the intended recipient. Frogoso said there has been no data breach or leak in GCash's systems and that the "data integrity" of the company's roughly 66 million users remains intact. "We have been working closely with the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on the issue of text scams with names. We wish to assure our customers that our systems and infrastructure remain secure and there is no incidence of any data leak or breach," he said. The new update, he said, would help strike a balance between customer experience and data security measures. G
Gcash on Thursday said it rolled out a feature update which anonymizes the names of users under its send money service, in a bid to add a layer of customer protection.