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The Tools We Need to Fight Online Gender-Based Violence

by Ali Watson

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Revisiting FOI

Transparency and accountability are two foundational principles of democracy. As such…

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URGENT CALL FOR SIGNATURES: Joint Statement Regarding the Philippine Identification System Act Proceedings

(Organizations and individuals may sign. Post a comment here or email jpacis@fma.ph and indicate the name you want included in the statement…

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Dealing with Big Data

Big Data is a breakthrough technology for a lot of companies. It has allowed them to facilitate the real-time processing…

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5 Essential Habits a Data Protection Officer Should Develop

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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, pertaining to around 77 million Filipinos. To many, that event…

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Revisiting Comeleak, by the numbers

by: Jamael Jacob, Esq.

This article was originally posted at GMA News Online

A little over two years ago, in the run-up to the 2016 national elections, a massive data breach earned the Philippines an unenviable place…

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Data intensive systems are upon us

This article was written by Jamael Jacob, FMA’s Policy and Legal Advisor, and was originally published at www.gmanetwork.com on March 13, 2018.

Last week, I took part in this side event at the Human Rights Council’s 37th ordinary session…

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INFOGRAPHIC: The Dangers of SIM Card Registration

Yesterday, February 5, we at FMA released a briefing paper on Mandatory SIM Card Registration. We believe that the release is timely, as proposals for a national SIM card registry have been making significant strides in Philippine Congress.

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Internet Shutdowns: A Myth of Security and Public Safety

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