Last Tuesday evening, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) issued an order to fast food giant Jollibee, asking it to suspend its online delivery system due to vulnerabilities that may put the data of some 18 million users at risk. Although the system has not yet been...
Fast food chain Wendy’s Philippines informed its customers and site users of its data breach via sms this week after an intervention by the National Privacy Commission. The NPC estimates that some 82,150 records had been affected, and personal information such as names, email addresses,...
Earlier this week, the National Privacy Commission revealed that it will be asking fast food giant Jollibee to take the necessary steps to prevent a breach of its website. The NPC said that its digital forensics team had conducted vulnerability assessment and penetration testing since last...
Last Wednesday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III blasted the obstruction of justice complaint filed against him by the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), calling it “baseless, malicious, and counterproductive.” The PAO said that Duque is hampering the ongoing efforts of the Department of Health (DOH) to provide...
The National Privacy Commission revealed last Tuesday that the data of at least 2000 individuals had been affected by the cyberattacks on government websites last April 1. The Commission had already summoned officials from the schools, institutions and local government units involved in the breach...
The National Privacy Commission announced last Friday that it has begun its investigation into Facebook’s data breach involving Cambridge Analytica which involved the personal information of around 1.2 million Filipinos. The privacy watchdog sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg last April 11, informing the...
The National Privacy Commission revealed last Friday that it is currently talking to Facebook representatives on the possible violations to the data privacy laws of the country for its improper sharing of personal information with analytics firm Cambridge Analytica. NPC chief Raymund Enriquez Liboro said that...
National Privacy Commission Chief Raymund Liboro assured the public last Friday that there will be no migration of personal data from Uber to Grab based their discussion with the ride-hailing company. Liboro also said that Grab will be complying with the Data Privacy Law and...
National Privacy Commissioner Raymund Enriquez Liboro said earlier this week that the sale of Uber’s Southeast Asian business to Grab will not affect their ongoing probe on the data breach that the former revealed last year. Last November, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi admitted that they did...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III announced this week that the DOH will be heeding the advice of the National Privacy Commission and will not be sharing the Dengvaxia master list which contains the names of dengue vaccine recipients. The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) had already requested...