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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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
[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, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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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Jam Jacob
- Feb 9, 2022
- 6 min
SIM card registration: a perfect storm
In 2018, I utilized this space to outline five essential points that argued strongly against the adoption of a SIM card registration...
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Jam Jacob
- Jan 31, 2022
- 5 min
A new NPC and the future of data privacy
In the middle of December last year, the National Privacy Commission (NPC), the country’s data protection authority, finally found itself...
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Jam Jacob
- Nov 2, 2021
- 5 min
Elections and data privacy
The electoral process is a crucial pillar of any democratic country. It’s one of those things that sets a nation apart from peers that...
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Jam Jacob
- Sep 4, 2021
- 4 min
Are credit card details sensitive personal information?
Over the course of the week, I was asked these rather curious questions: are credit card details sensitive personal information? If they...
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Jam Jacob
- Aug 31, 2021
- 5 min
The enigma of consent
The surest and easiest way to process personal data in a lawful manner is to obtain first the consent of the person whose information you...
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Maris Miranda
- Jul 29, 2021
- 5 min
How social media is killing democracy
Social media has turned into this debilitating poison corrupting people’s behavior, and is now set to consume democracy unlike anything...
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LIGHTS Institute
- Jul 28, 2021
- 1 min
Free online course on privacy and data protection launched
The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) on Wednesday, July 28, launched an online privacy course on its official website and YouTube...
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Jam Jacob
- Jul 26, 2021
- 5 min
Checking on the PhilSys
The implementation of the country’s national ID system is only now starting to gain momentum. This is because, despite the passage of its...
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Jam Jacob
- Jul 22, 2021
- 4 min
A privacy nightmare
Any true privacy advocate would find the current pandemic a challenge that’s in a class of its own. Not only has it magnified existing...
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LIGHTS Institute
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
Why loan apps are so popular in the Philippines… for better or worse
When things go wrong and money gets tight and we run out of people to ask for help from, advances in technology could save the day. And...
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Jam Jacob
- May 11, 2021
- 5 min
Use photos responsibly
A couple of days ago, I was notified by some colleagues about an interesting Advisory Opinion (AdOp) issued recently by the Privacy...
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