🎉 10 years of protecting Filipino data privacy — a true milestone!
The National Privacy Commission marks its 10th anniversary this year, celebrating a decade of advancing data protection under Privacy Commissioner Atty. Johann Carlos S.
This year’s Privacy Awareness Week spotlighted the NPC’s forward-looking priorities: responsible AI governance, stronger regional cooperation, and practical tools that help organizations stay compliant while innovating one of the most relevant updates: NPC Advisory No. 2026-01 on data scraping of publicly available personal data.
Key reminder for every business and tech team:
Just because personal information appears publicly online — including text, photographs, videos, and profiles on social media — does not make it free to scrape, collect, or use at scale.
Public availability is not the same as consent or a lawful basis under the Data Privacy Act of 2012. Organizations engaging in scraping (especially automated, large-scale, or commercial uses such as AI training or analytics) must still establish a valid legal basis and, in many cases, conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment.
Privacy is no longer just a compliance checkbox — it’s becoming a foundation for ethical innovation and public trust in the Philippine digital economy.
What are your thoughts on the new guidelines? How are companies in your industry adapting their data practices? Drop your insights below 👇
Full Advisory: https://privacy.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SGD_A_1.pdf
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