Privacy in the Philippines
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[Privacy.PH] CCTV Systems and Data Protection
Like it or not, closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) have become a ubiquitous presence in modern cities. As CCTVs record daily public activity, they help monitor crimes and illegal activities, providing a sense of security among…
Salin sa Filipino ng PhilSys Primer
Ipinasa ang Philippine Identification System Act, o PhilSys Act, noong 2018 na may layuning padaliin ang pagbibigay-serbisyo sa publiko at iba pang transaksyon na nangangailangan ng patunay ng pagkakakilanlan. Ngunit anim na …
Papua New Guinea’s Digital Transformation: Understanding the Governance Structure
As the Pacific region is rapidly digitizing and embracing digital transformation, the newly available technology can empower Pacific citizens with greater access to information and networks. However, there is a lack of global…
Promises broken and prophecies fulfilled: A look at the SIM Card registration rollout in the Philippines
The public’s concerns about the mandatory SIM card registration’s pitfalls immediately surfaced soon after it took effect. Technical glitches marred the first days of its rollout, while news of data breaches in go…
ID Watch Special Issue (December 2022): SIM Card Registration
ID Watch is a monthly digest of news and updates about identification systems in the Philippines. View or download the latest issue of ID Watch by clicking on the image below.
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 similar laws were squashed in shocking fashion earlier this year, ne…
Inuman Sessions: INVADER SIM
Oh no! Nandito na ang INVADER SIM Katakut-takot na personal data? Jackpot sa hackers yan. At pano na ang anonymity? Pano na ang alte— este, kpop stan accounts mo? Pano na ang mga kapatid nating LGBTQIA na nakasalalay ang kali…
How will mandatory SIM Card Registration impact women’s rights?
Mandatory SIM card registration poses risks to multiple fundamental human rights. Among others, it will mandate people to register their social media accounts. Most notably, freedom of expression, as well as the protect…
A Pandemic as Vector for State Surveillance and Other Abuses
A Pandemic as Vector for State Surveillance and Other Abuses This comprehensive report documents and analyzes various initiatives introduced by the Philippine government during this public health crisis, particularly those th…
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 practica…
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 D…
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, photog…
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…
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 …
Open letter to request for strong user privacy protections in the Philippines’ COVID-19 contact tracing efforts
08 July 2020 The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Department of Health (DOH) Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Multisys Technology Corporatio…
How to deal with Big Data
Big Data is a breakthrough technology for a lot of companies. It has allowed them to facilitate the real-time processing of massive data sets they have collected from various sources in order to significantly enhance their bu…
5 essential habits a Data Protection Officer should develop
Data privacy may be described as the right of an individual to be free from any unauthorized use or access of his or her personal information. This is achieved via a variety of documentary, physical, and/or technical means. T…
Data privacy lessons from Comeleak
The exfiltration of several databases of the Commission on Election (Comelec) via its website two years ago remains as the biggest data breach in Philippine history. The incident involved at least 340 GB worth of stolen data,…
Need for national ID system must be pitted against legitimate dangers
On Wednesday, February 28 2018, the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) released a briefing paper on the long-standing effort by government to establish a national ID system in the Philippines. The paper, entitled “The Na…
The dangers of SIM card registration
Proposals for a national SIM card registry have been making significant strides in Philippine Congress. Below is a helpful infographic on some of the risks discussed in the paper:
What we can learn from the Uber breach
Popular ride-hailing app Uber recently admitted concealing a massive data breach in 2016 that affected up to 57 million of its users (drivers and riders), including Filipinos. While its full extent remains unclear today, the …
FMA holds first of Workshop Series on Privacy for CSOs in Cebu
The Foundation for Media Alternatives has successfully conducted its first Privacy and Data Protection Workshop for Civil Society and the Academe in Cebu City. The workshop ran from October 26 to 27, 2017 and was attended by …
SIM Registration: Fueling the Security vs. Privacy Debate
This article was originally published on 21 August 2017 as a blog entry at Newsbytes Philippines. For years now, legislators and law enforcement agencies, with support from the executive branch, consistently push for a mandat…
A cure worse than the disease? | On a national ID system
11 July 2017 Foundation for Media Alternatives’ statement on a national ID system Officials of the Department of Finance made headlines recently with the pronouncement that the government plans to earmark PhP2 billion …