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Comelec told: Explain, act on data leak in 24 hours
  • Mon Apr 25 2016
  • Written by: Michael Bueza @mikebueza
  • Mon Apr 25 2016

Comelec told: Explain, act on data leak in 24 hours

DEMAND LETTER. Lawyer Romel Bagares of CenterLaw Philippines and their client Jose Ramon Albert explain on Monday, April 25, their decision to write a demand letter to the Comelec following the massive data leak last March. Photo by Michael Bueza/Rappler.

Ex-NSCB head Jose Ramon Albert and CenterLaw Philippines will file an administrative complaint against the poll body with the National Privacy Commission after the 24-hour deadline

By Michael Bueza @mikebueza

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has been given 24 hours from Monday, April 25, to act immediately on the massive online leak of voters’ personal information, and to comply with privacy law in updating voters on what happened to their data.

The demand was made by Jose Ramon Albert, a senior research fellow of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and former head of the now-defunct National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB).

Albert, through law firm CenterLaw Philippines, wrote to Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista to demand that the Comelec “take immediate steps” in response to the massive data breach.

Read full and original article at https://www.rappler.com/nation/elections/130726-comelec-demand-letter-toots-albert-centerlaw-philippines/

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