'A group that stands to be affected negatively by a SIM card policy are journalists and their data-gathering practices' The Philippines...

Last January, I wrote here a list of items I felt deserved the attention of the National Privacy Commission (NPC), particularly in light...

The Supreme Court recently made public a decision it had handed down late last year wherein it held that photos and other content taken...

“I personally can't wait for the fines to be imposed,” a data privacy officer for a listed Philippine company told MLex. The sentiment...

After last year’s military coup in Myanmar, the local subsidiary of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor ASA TELNY 0.51%...

In 2018, I utilized this space to outline five essential points that argued strongly against the adoption of a SIM card registration...

In the middle of December last year, the National Privacy Commission (NPC), the country’s data protection authority, finally found itself...

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...

Over the course of the week, I was asked these rather curious questions: are credit card details sensitive personal information? If they...

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...

Social media has turned into this debilitating poison corrupting people’s behavior, and is now set to consume democracy unlike anything...

The Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) on Wednesday, July 28, launched an online privacy course on its official website and YouTube...

The implementation of the country’s national ID system is only now starting to gain momentum. This is because, despite the passage of its...

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...

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...

A couple of days ago, I was notified by some colleagues about an interesting Advisory Opinion (AdOp) issued recently by the Privacy...

There is an ongoing debate regarding the legality (or at least propriety) of profiling. That practice loosely defined as the collection...

Protecting people’s personal data is an essential part of protecting their life, integrity, and dignity. This makes data protection a...

Photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta MANILA, Philippines — The Maginhawa Community Pantry in Quezon City on Wednesday resumed its distribution of...

Do those who have passed on to the next life still get to enjoy privacy? It’s a question that has surfaced a couple of times this past...