Philippines: National Privacy Commission investigation into Facebook's data breach
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
05 Apr 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Philippines
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced National Privacy Commission investigation into Facebook’s data breach
On 5 April 2021, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) of the Philippines announced the initiation of an investigation into Facebook following reports that data from 879,699 Filipino accounts were compromised. This breach is part of a larger global …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority