In my last two articles, I talked about the dangers surrounding government lists and the need for safeguards when it comes to the sharing...

A couple of days before Christmas, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) managed to release one more policy for 2020: NPC Circular...

Some Filipinos appealed for film producers to let deceased flight attendant Christine Dacera “rest in peace” following speculations that...

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerated efforts to produce a vaccine have now yielded results. Vaccines are now being distributed...

Last week, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Information Exchange posted on its Facebook page a list of “some of the UP students...

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Last November 26, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases mandated the use of the Staysafe.ph...

[NOTE: Earlier this month, when I was asked to discuss the state of privacy in the digital environment, I focused on the risks it is...

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) announced recently it was looking into reports involving the misuse and mishandling of data...

This article highlights the main features of the Circular and offers a jump-off point for any discussion of the new regulation.

Shortly after the Philippine privacy regulator issued yet another harsh warning this week against privacy violations — this time related...

Late last month, I gave a brief lecture on the country’s Data Privacy Act (DPA), juxtaposed with the law on mandatory reporting of...

There has to be a balance between controlling children’s activities and allowing them some degree of autonomy and privacy.

The suggestion is wrong in so many ways, ill-conceived, shortsighted, and ultimately irresponsible. Here are a few reasons:

While these steps may help shield you from nosy third parties, they offer little protection from the social media platforms themselves.

Enforcement has to be a key priority, too. Without it, what good are the policies for?

Despite its significance, data integrity is often overlooked. Its vital role is often highlighted only when there is a crisis...

In other words, for public interest to justify the disclosure of prison records, a specific ground must still be identified.

Why is no one willing to be accountable for the government’s regulatory framework (if one can call it that)?

Contact tracing, together with testing and isolating COVID-19 patients, helps contain the spread of the virus, absent a vaccine. Digital...