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NPC orders 26 lending firms to stop online operations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 07:29 PM

The National Privacy Commission said Monday it has ordered 26 mobile apps to stop online lending operations due to failure to respond to complaints. Read more »

NPC summons 67 online lending firms over privacy complaints

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 11:08 PM

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday summoned 67 online lending companies over data privacy complaints. Read more »

SEC asks Google to ban firms behind lending apps shut down in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 11:43 AM

If any of the apps continue to operate, their operators will be held liable, the SEC warned. Read more »

Online lenders warned against 'debt-shaming'

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 04:52 PM

Creditors who violate data privacy laws through "debt-shaming" may face up to 7 years in jail and may be asked to pay fines of up to P5 million, NPC commissioner Raymund Liboro said. Read more »

PH web watchdog to look into FaceApp’s privacy policy

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 06:02 PM

The National Privacy Commission would "look at the terms and conditions" of a popular FaceApp, a mobile application that has raised cybersecurity and privacy concerns worldwide. Read more »

Privacy commission boosts privacy sweep of apps, websites in public, private sectors

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 02:49 PM

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has intensified its privacy sweep on mobile applications and websites used by private and public institutions as more Filipinos turn to online applications and solutions. Read more »

Privacy commission probing 93 lending apps

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 11:48 PM

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Sunday said it is probing 93 lending apps amid complaints that operators of these apps access the contact lists of users unable to pay to humiliate borrowers into settling their debts. Read more »

Privacy watchdog looking into debt-shaming allegations by online lending apps

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 11:16 PM

Data-privacy authorities saw a surge in complaints against online lending apps for allegedly humiliating their clients for being remiss in making payments. Read more »

Privacy commission sees spike in complaints against lending apps

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 08:00 PM

The National Privacy Commission on Wednesday said it has seen a surge in complaints against online lending apps that are supposedly humiliating borrowers remiss in their payments by using their personal data. Read more »

ALAMIN: Parusa sa magpapakalat ng pribadong datos ng kostumer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 03:41 PM

Paalala ng National Privacy Commission: Ingatan ang mga personal na impormasyon mula sa kostumer. Read more »

Shamed by 'pautang' apps? You can sue, says privacy body

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 09:15 AM

Citizens who are publicly shamed by online lending apps can file a lawsuit against these entities for violating the Data Privacy Act, the National Privacy Commission said Thursday. Read more »

Online lending apps namamahiya ng di nakakabayad sa utang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 09:16 PM

Higit 400 reklamo na ang nakahain laban sa online lending apps na nanghihiya umano sa mga hindi nakababayad. Read more »

Publiko pinag-iingat sa apps na 'namamahiya' ng mga umuutang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 01:46 PM

Hinikayat ng National Privacy Commission (NPC) ang publiko Miyerkoles na mag-ingat laban sa mga online apps na namamahiya sa mga umuutang kapag pumalya sila sa pagbabayad.  Read more »

Huawei pinatawan ng ban ng United States

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Updated as of May 21 11:11 PM

Pinatawan ng ban ng United States ang China company na Huawei dahil sa paratang na ginagamit ito sa pag-espiya.  Read more »

'Pagsamantala' sa datos ng mga botante mula sa Comelec iniimbestigahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 07:33 PM

Pinabulaanan naman ng Comelec ang paratang at sinabing hindi kailanman nakompromiso ang impormasyon ng mga botante. Read more »

Privacy body to probe alleged unauthorized use of voters' personal data

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 02:35 AM

MANILA - The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has reminded political parties and candidates in the midterm polls that they could face penalties for using voters' personal data without consent. Read more »

Data breach sa FOI website iniimbestigahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 07:53 PM

Iniimbestigahan na ng National Privacy Commission ang panibagong insidente ng data breach sa website ng gobyerno. Read more »

Privacy body probes 'gaps' in FOI website interface after data leak

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 23 07:38 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is looking into "gaps" in the interface of the government's Freedom of Information website that may have caused the leak of data on users who requested documents from the website, one of the agency's commissioners said Saturday. Read more »

Data leak? Personal info of FOI website users exposed

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 07:48 PM

The identification cards of those who accessed the Freedom of Information (FOI) website were exposed in an apparent data leak, a columnist said Thursday. Read more »

'Digital hygiene' urged after Facebook admits storing passwords in plain text

Dexter Ganibe, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 22 08:00 PM

Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro on Friday urged social media users to practice "digital hygiene" after Facebook admitted to storing password in readable format. Read more »