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Maris Miranda
Oct 15, 20184 min read
CSOs and Data Protection
Civil society organizations are just as accountable as government agencies and businesses when it comes to data protection. Should there...
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LIGHTS Institute
Oct 1, 20181 min read
Dangerous data breach
Photo from Rappler The Senate should seriously consider the call by a data privacy expert to look into the possible data breach of files...
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Jam Jacob
Sep 30, 20184 min read
Why the rush to implement the national ID system
Photo from Freepik And so it has come to pass that the country will have its own national ID system, with President Duterte signing the...
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Maris Miranda
Aug 28, 20185 min read
Privacy Management Goal: Resilience or Maturity
Resilience is certainly one of the qualities of a good PMP. But it should not be the main benchmark.
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Jam Jacob
Aug 20, 20183 min read
Freedom of Information and Data Protection
Freedom of Information (FOI), also called the “right to information”, is a fundamental human right enshrined in many international...
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Jam Jacob
Jul 6, 20183 min read
Big Data: Big Responsibilities
Today, it has many practical applications that affect nearly everyone, even if most people are probably unaware of it.
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Jam Jacob
Jun 11, 20185 min read
The problem with individual registration
A couple of weeks from now, a little-known deadline is set to expire. On July 2, individuals that collect and use personal data as...
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LIGHTS Institute
May 30, 20181 min read
Philippine Congress ratifies national ID law
MANILA - Philippine lawmakers on Wednesday (May 30) ratified a proposed law creating a "national identification system", amid criticism...
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LIGHTS Institute
May 28, 20181 min read
Weighing the national ID system for Filipinos: The good, the bad and the ugly
Photo from Philippine News Agency The proposed national ID system may soon become a law, but many sectors are divided on whether the...
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Jam Jacob
May 10, 20185 min read
Revisiting Comeleak, by the numbers
Personal data of 55 million Filipino voters exposed! 55M people at risk! PH suffers biggest breach involving government-held data!
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Jam Jacob
Apr 10, 20185 min read
Rebellion by Obfuscation
In the wake of this Cambridge Analytica affair, we are once again confronted with the reality of just how much information we leak to the...
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Jam Jacob
Mar 19, 20184 min read
Stop taking those Facebook quizzes
Have you ever wondered what your pornstar name would be like? How about your celebrity look-a-like? Do you know who among your friends is...
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LIGHTS Institute
Mar 17, 20181 min read
Prone to abuse: State surveillance as a tool to silence critics
MANILA, Philippines – State surveillance is not new to the Philippines. Administrations across history had engaged in this monitoring to...
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LIGHTS Institute
Mar 15, 20181 min read
State surveillance: A necessary evil?
MANILA, Philippines – In this year alone, authorities in the Philippines were able to arrest 3 individuals connected with the Islamic...
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Jam Jacob
Mar 13, 20184 min read
Data intensive systems are upon us
Last week, I took part in this side event at the Human Rights Council’s 37th ordinary session called, “Digital identity, smart cities,...
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LIGHTS Institute
Mar 9, 20181 min read
What you need to know about state surveillance
MANILA, Philippines – Could the government be watching you? With recent news of the United Kingdom selling spyware to the administration...
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Jam Jacob
Feb 28, 20184 min read
Pros and cons of national ID system
A couple of weeks ago, we tackled the proposition to establish a mandatory SIM card registration system, which, judging from people’s...
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Jam Jacob
Feb 19, 20183 min read
Is research exempt from data protection?
Data protection applies to research, even if the treatment isn't exactly the same. Here's how.
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Jam Jacob
Feb 13, 20184 min read
14 reasons to love privacy
Read this if you're asking yourself why privacy is important.
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Jam Jacob
Feb 6, 20184 min read
Five things about SIM card registration bill
Pros and cons of the SIM Card Registration bill.
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