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28 Sep 2022
SIM card registration: The bill is dead, long live the bill!
The Philippines is yet again exploring legislation which would require people to link their national identity card or passport to register a SIM card. After...
06 Sep 2022
EAGLE SCOUT | ISSUE NO. 22-16
NEWS | Scanning students’ homes during remote testing, unconstitutional 24 Aug 2022 UNITED STATES – A judge ruled that the practice of room scanning before...
05 Sep 2022
Spam and text-based scams
We’ve all had to contend with unsolicited communications and messages meant to facilitate fraud. They’ve been around for a long time. It’s just that once...
23 Aug 2022
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 of its...
23 Aug 2022
EAGLE SCOUT | ISSUE NO. 22-15
NEWS: Personal data stolen from top university’s student info system 1 Aug 2022 AUSTRALIA – Personal data of former and current students of the University...
15 Aug 2022
Say cheese: They’re wearing cameras
In 2017, the story of Kian Delos Santos, a 17-year old who got killed by police during a supposed drug raid, became the subject of...