Any true privacy advocate would find the current pandemic a challenge that’s in a class of its own. Not only has it magnified existing issues that have long eluded effective and lasting solutions, it has also introduced new ones that leave even accomplished rights defenders feeling overwhelmed...
University Data Protection Office Blog
July 27, 2021
No. 21-11
27 Jul 2021
NEWS | Privacy fears over University's form asking researchers to declare relationships
23 May 2021
AUSTRALIA —A new form by the...
May 31, 2021
No. 21-10
31 May 2021
NEWS | Sensitive legal documents under PH OSG's control exposed online
1 May 2021
PHILIPPINES — Around two months ago, a UK security...
May 21, 2021
No. 21-08
21 May 2021
NEWS | New Jersey school districts investigate cyberattacks
14 April 2021
UNITED STATES – Schools in Bernards and Hillsborough had...
May 20, 2021
The increased use of QR codes is among the many technological impacts of this COVID-19 pandemic. They have been employed by different institutions, businesses, and individuals for different purposes. Their widespread adoption is likely because most establishments nowadays—even churches—use them...
May 13, 2021
No. 21-09
13 May 2021
NEWS | Guevarra: 'Checking' profiles of
community pantry organizersviolates privacy law
22 April 2021
MANILA – Justice Secretary...
May 12, 2021
A couple of days ago, I was notified by some colleagues about an interesting Advisory Opinion (AdOp) issued recently by the Privacy Policy Office of the National Privacy Commission.
The AdOp deals with a very specific situation described by the inquiring party. Apparently, someone...
May 08, 2021
Have you ever requested records from your school that contain your personal data? If you have, they seem to handle it with ease, right? But, have you tried doing it from other institutions like government agencies and instrumentalities, banks, public utilities, and other private companies? If...
April 25, 2021
Protecting people’s personal data is an essential part of protecting their life, integrity, and dignity. This makes data protection a crucial part of humanitarian work.
People in need of humanitarian action often belong to vulnerable groups — individuals who are already experiencing some...
April 19, 2021
No. 21-07
19 Apr 2021
NEWS | Anti-cheating software provokes privacy concerns among students
30 March 2021
CANADA – With more classes being done remotely,...
