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17-year-old youth leader Rachell Anne Fuentes shows various containers made out of recycled paper from books in Barangay Cupang, Antipolo City on April 22, 2021. The Sangguniang Kabataan of Barangay Cupang set up a “Zero Waste Community Pantry” which encourages residents to bring their own containers and eco bags when lining up for the pantry. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News

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Lady Vicencio

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MANILA - A data expert reminded companies and agencies to be careful in their recycling efforts as this may compromise sensitive data.In a Consumer Care Webinar of the Department of Trade and Industry, data protection expert Sam Jacoba warned of the dangers of recycling documents as scratch papers.“Isa sa mga common practice ng mga kumpanya kasi nagtitipid sila, ‘yong kanilang mga papel ginagawa binabaliktad nilang scratch paper. Binabaliktad… We found out ‘yong mga nirerecycle na scratch paper includes mga applications ng candidates nila for employment. Kasama nga roon pati birth certificate. Nagtitipid ang kumpanya kaya lang ‘yong mga datos na andoon, pag may nakahawak noon, it can be considered breach,” Jacoba said.Jacoba added that companies should also look into their outsourced partners for recycling that might be selling sensitive information from recycled documents.“Napakahalaga na bantayan natin ang pisikal na repository ng mga datos ng ating customers and consumer. Kasi ‘pag hawak ko ang birth certificate mo, pwede na akong mag-apply ng kahit anong ID. It can lead to potential identity theft. Sure, nakakatulong ka sa environment pero ang impact po noon, may potential exposure po ang customers,” Jacoba said.Atty. Brady De Castro, a legal expert in technology, warned that data breaches can severely damage a company’s reputation.<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QlZUxoePfd8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>He also encouraged companies to register with the National Privacy Commission to boost consumer trust.“Malaki ang reputational damage ‘yan. Sinong customer ang uulit pa sa kanila kung hindi nakikita na inaalagaan ang datos nila,” De Castro said.“Ang inex-expect, ’yong tamang pangangalaga ng datos. ‘Pag nakita nila ‘yong due care depende sa laking datos, laki ng kumpanya, may karampatang pangangalaga. Magiging kakampi niyo pa po ang NPC. Ang mga hacker, pa-complex nang pa-complex ang ginagawa nila,” he added.Former DICT official Atty. Chad Moscoso also reminded companies to promptly report any data breach.Companies that suffer from potential data breaches should report to the NPC within 72 hours while financial institutions regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas should report to the regulator within 24 hours.Moscoso enumerated the top reasons for data breaches - weak and stolen credentials, backdoor and application vulnerabilities, and mistakes and misconfigurations such as human error and loss of devices.“May dalawang instances ng data breach. Data is being accessed or stolen through the intention of the perpetrator. The other way is hindi sinasadya. It may be through gross negligence of personal information controllers. Ang key word dito ay hindi otorisado. Any unauthorized access or possession of personal information can be classified as a data breach,” Moscoso explained. (around 9 mins)Under the Data Privacy Act, consumers have the right to seek damages from companies responsible for data breaches.DTI Undersecretary Amanda Nograles encouraged consumers to report any potential data breach to regulators.“Kami dito sa DTI, meron kaming nakitang trend from 2023 to 2024 halos dumoble na ang complaints ng consumers with respect to data privacy breach. Kami sa DTI, meron kaming no wrong door policy. Kahit hindi kami ang implementing agency with respect to Data Privacy Act, we have to accept that complaint and irerefer natin sa NPC,” Nograles said.Experts reminded that companies must take responsibility for safeguarding data to maintain consumer trust and comply with regulatory requirements.

A data expert reminded companies and agencies to be careful in their recycling efforts as this may compromise sensitive data.

A data expert reminded companies and agencies to be careful in their recycling efforts as this may compromise sensitive data.

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Firms warned to be careful about recycling paper to avoid data breaches

Lady Vicencio,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 04, 2024 06:54 PM PHT

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