NPC Probes 11 Establishments Over Contact Tracing Protocol Violation

NPC Probes 11 Establishments Over Contact Tracing Protocol Violation

NPC – The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is recently probing 11 establishments for allegedly violating contact tracing protocol.

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YouTube: ABS-CBN News

This was after receiving complaints from customers that their personal data was used in other ways aside from contact tracing, according to ABS-CBN.

Privacy commission chairman Raymund Liboro said that they asked the businesses for an explanation and called their data protection officers.

“Kung kinakailangan ipakita nila ang kanilang system, paano nila ipinatutupad ‘yan at bibigyan na rin namin sila ng reminders ng obligasyon nila under the law,”

Liboro added that the said establishments ma face penalties for unauthorized processing of data should they choose not to comply.

“Kung ‘yan po ay di nila matutugunan, maaari (silang) maharap sa penalties for unauthorized processing.”

Among the penalties include imprisonment and fines for the establishment’s authorities and a cease and desist order for the business to collect data, based on the report.

Liboro added that establishments need to dispose customers’ personal information after 30 days based on the guidelines from the trade and health departments.

“Collect only what is necessary and disclose only to proper authorities,” 

The post came with a video on YouTube, which you can check right here. The post gained at about 94 likes, 4 dislikes and 980 views, as of the moment.

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