Philippines: Announced National Privacy Commission investigation into Facebook's over Cambridge Analytica

On 13 April 2018, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) launched an investigation into Facebook following Mark Zuckerberg's admission of faults in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, which impacted Filipino users. The NPC has requested relevant documents to assess the incident's scope and potential violations of the Data Privacy Act. The investigation aims to determine unauthorized data processing and how Facebook shares Filipino users' data with third parties.