On the regulation of e-wallets, missed budget allocation, and tax plans for online creators: The FMA Digital Rights Roundup

August 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. DICT credits ‘impressive’ growth in internet speed to common tower policy On Thursday, the Department of Information and Communications Technology commended the country’s Read more

On digital transformation, initiatives of online platforms, and the dangers that come with the use of online spaces: The FMA Digital Rights Roundup

August 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. Telcos: Keep easier permit process for towers Philippine telecommunications companies are hoping that the Duterte administration will be able to make the telecommunications Read more

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

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