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Digital Rights Roundup

On the investigation of state-funded trolls, automation, and the privacy concerns on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout: The FMA Digital Rights Roundup

July 16-31, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. Philippines’ internet speed faster in June The June 2021 Mobile and Fixed Broadband Internet Speeds report of Ookla Speedtest said the Philippines’s average Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 3 yearsJuly 31, 2021 ago

Privacy

Module 4: Basic Digital Security

Module 4 – Basic Digital Security https://youtu.be/Utj3opH1yPg Introduction Now that you’ve learned about the right to privacy, as well as the basics of data protection, it’s time to learn about one of the most practical ways to protect the privacy of your personal and organizational data: digital security. Digital security Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 3 yearsJuly 28, 2021 ago

Privacy

Module 3: Emerging Privacy Trends and Issues

Module 3 – Emerging Trends and Issues on Privacy Introduction By this time, you are now armed with a basic understanding of the concepts of Privacy and Data Protection, as well as the key elements of the Philippines’s Data Privacy Act. This is crucial for this next discussion, which will Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 3 yearsJuly 28, 2021 ago

Privacy

Module 2: Introduction to the Data Privacy Act

Module 2 – Introduction to the Data Privacy Act of 2012 Introduction Who are you? As individuals we are identified based on information that relates to us. We have our names, date of birth, addresses, photographs, identification cards, educational, employment and health records, and the list goes on. The government Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 3 yearsJuly 28, 2021 ago

Privacy

Module 1: Introduction to Privacy and Data Protection

Module 1 – Introduction to Privacy and Data Protection Introduction A proper appreciation of privacy—how it is defined and sometimes classified, as well as how it evolved into a modern-day social concern—is critical for anyone seeking to understand current data protection (or data privacy) policies and practices here in the Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 3 yearsJuly 28, 2021 ago

Digital Rights Roundup

On issues of internet access, cybersecurity measures, and vaccine rollout: The FMA Digital Rights Roundup

July 1-15, 2021 The Digital Rights Roundup, published by the Foundation for Media Alternatives, contains regular updates on what Filipinos need to know about their digital rights. DITO Telecommunity bolsters footprint with 17 more covered areas DITO Telecommunity has broadened its reach by adding 17 new areas, covering a total Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 3 yearsJuly 15, 2021 ago

Privacy

EXPOSÉ: Data Rights in the time of COVID-19

EXPOSÉ is an online publication of the Foundation for Media Alternatives that aims to take on current privacy and data protection issues and events in the Philippine context. In this maiden issue, privacy and data protection issues surfaced or highlighted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic take center stage. Publication date: Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 3 yearsJuly 14, 2021 ago

Gender & ICT

Online Gender-Based Violence in the Philippines | Mid-year Report

Women and girls’ increased vulnerability to violence also manifested online over the past year. This January 1 to June 23, 2021, FMA recorded 37 media-sourced reports of online gender-based violence (OGBV) with the use of an APC-hosted data mapping platform. While FMA found that the number of media reports went Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 3 yearsJuly 12, 2021 ago

Privacy

Mid-year Cybercrime and Human Rights Report | June 2021

1. Introduction As the Philippines slowly rolled-out vaccines and breached the 1 million mark for cases—and the 20,000 mark for deaths—of and due to COVID-19 by midyear of 2021, Filipinos struggled to adapt to a life that is mostly moving online, regardless of who it may leave behind. Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 3 yearsJuly 9, 2021 ago

Human Rights

Respect press freedom, protect journalists, and our democracy

8 July 2021Statement Human Rights Online Philippines and thirty (30) human rights organizations are in support of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) as it published a gallery of grim portraits, those of 37 heads of state or government who crack down massively on press freedom. Press freedom is an essential pillar of Read more…

By Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), 3 yearsJuly 9, 2021 ago