The Manila Bulletin reports: After nationwide public consultations, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) has officially submitted the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 10173, or the Data Privacy Act (DPA) of 2012, to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) for publication. The IRR will officially take effect 15 days after it is published at…
Category: Govt
Analysis: Ruling threatens online privacy by handcuffing regulators
Brian Fung reports: Companies such as Google and Facebook thrive on your personal data — the bits of information that tell advertisers how old you are, what brands you like and how long you lingered on that must-see cat video. Historically, how these companies use this data has been subject to oversight by the Federal…
Are the Free Wi-Fi Kiosks on New York Streets Safe?
The New York Times recently had a column on the safety risks of using free wifi kiosks in NYC. If you read the column, you may come away with the impression that there are a lot of privacy options, even though the writer acknowledges: Even with all the safeguards in place, it is a good idea to…
A bombshell in the broadband privacy debate
David Balto reports: The unique American right to privacy – the Constitutional right to be “secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects” birthed as a direct response to the British crown’s unfettered “general warrant” rights to search colonial homes is so fundamental today that nary a politician will seek to question it. The same…