MANILA - The National Privacy Commission has intensified its privacy sweep on mobile applications and websites used by private and public institutions as more businesses turn to online applications a
nd solutions, the agency's chief said Saturday.
"We look at terms and conditions and see if it conforms to criteria for a meaningful and lawful consent," he said."Opting out should be as easy as opting in," the NPC chief said. "When something goes wrong and they don't have any impact assessment, we dig deeper. Sino ba ang data protection officer niyan? 'Yung walang data protection officer red flag na sakin 'yun," he said,
Liboro refused to disclose how many websites and applications are under scrutiny, saying the results will be released soon, without giving a specific date.
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