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Data Privacy Fundamentals
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN (see details and links below) LIGHTS OLS: Data Privacy Fundamentals 16 - 17 September 2024 (Mon and Tue) 9AM to...
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LIGHTS Institute
Sep 22, 20231 min read
Personal data protection laws across the Asia-Pacific are now regularly misused in aid of tyranny
By Shalom Gauri Published on 20 September 2023 Maristela Miranda, senior associate at LIGHTS Institute in the Philippines, spoke at...
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LIGHTS Institute
Sep 12, 20232 min read
Data Privacy Fundamentals [Registration DONE]
LIGHTS OLS: Data Privacy Fundamentals 16-17 November 2023 (Thurs and Fri) 9AM to 4PM (Log in at 8:30AM) CONFIRMED TO RUN Registration and...
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LIGHTS Institute
Jun 7, 20231 min read
Philippines’ crackdown on anonymous SIM cards prompts backlash
Jamael Jacob, a lawyer who specialises in cyber law, said Uy’s suggestion that retailers could register users for a fee is dangerous ...
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Maris Miranda
Mar 22, 20234 min read
Fighting for women's rights in a digital age
The vast majority of the world’s community of nations have long acknowledged that every individual is guaranteed to enjoy a set of ...
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LIGHTS Institute
Mar 19, 20231 min read
LIGHTS OLS: DPO ACE I Review Session
This DPO ACE I review session is designed primarily for participants of LIGHTS’ DPO ACE I Online Learning Sessions. For a nominal fee,...
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LIGHTS Institute
Mar 16, 20231 min read
LIGHTS OLS: DPO ACE I (6th Cohort)
Due to insistent public demand, this edition of the LIGHTS DPO ACE I Online Learning Sessions is tentatively scheduled to run next month....
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LIGHTS Institute
Mar 6, 20231 min read
NPC's DPO ACE Level 1 Exam
To all previous LIGHTS OLS: DPO ACE I attendees, please take note of NPC's Announcement below. Kindly wait for our email regarding the...
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Jam Jacob
Feb 13, 20235 min read
Data privacy: Looking back, moving forward II
Compared to last year, 2023 is turning out to be a mishmash of sorts, comprised of both legacy concerns and novel developments that come...
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Jam Jacob
Feb 6, 20235 min read
Data privacy: looking back, moving forward
Change is one of life’s many constants. And in the field of data privacy, 2022 turned out to be one of those years where it was not in...
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Maris Miranda
Jan 30, 20233 min read
Data Privacy Test
Take a five-part test to determine the level of risk your data processing activity gives rise to.
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LIGHTS Institute
Dec 31, 20221 min read
Philippines’ new SIM card law could be abused by corrupt officials, critics say
As more than 4 million mobile phone users in the Philippines registered their SIM cards to comply with a new law this week, a manager at...
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LIGHTS Institute
Dec 23, 20221 min read
LIGHTS OLS: DPO ACE I (Feb 2023)
Invest in yourself in 2023. Start by attending the LIGHTS OLS: DPO ACE I on 23-24 Feb 2023. See the details below: Register:...
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Jam Jacob
Nov 4, 20223 min read
Philippine ID system is set up for failure
The journey of the Philippines towards having its own national ID system dates back to the 1970s, when then President Ferdinand Marcos...
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LIGHTS Institute
Oct 9, 20221 min read
Marcos signs SIM Card Registration Act. Will it really stop scammers?
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, October 10, signed into law a measure requiring Filipinos to register...
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Jam Jacob
Sep 26, 20224 min read
[OPINION] SIM card registration: The bill is dead, long live the bill!
'A group that stands to be affected negatively by a SIM card policy are journalists and their data-gathering practices' The Philippines...
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Jam Jacob
Aug 30, 20225 min read
Fine Time
Last January, I wrote here a list of items I felt deserved the attention of the National Privacy Commission (NPC), particularly in light...
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Jam Jacob
Jul 4, 20225 min read
The Cadajas case and data privacy
The Supreme Court recently made public a decision it had handed down late last year wherein it held that photos and other content taken...
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LIGHTS Institute
May 22, 20221 min read
Philippine privacy regulator gearing up to impose new fines despite challenges
“I personally can't wait for the fines to be imposed,” a data privacy officer for a listed Philippine company told MLex. The sentiment...
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LIGHTS Institute
Feb 13, 20221 min read
Doing Business in Myanmar Is Tough, but Norway’s Telenor Finds That Leaving Isn’t Much Easier
After last year’s military coup in Myanmar, the local subsidiary of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor ASA TELNY 0.51%...
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