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Comelec chairman George Erwin Garcia speaks earlier than reporters in a registration middle in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. INQUIRER.internet/John Eric Mendoza
ZAMBOANGA Metropolis, Philippines — Fee on Elections (Comelec) chairman George Erwin Garcia on Saturday vowed to strengthen information privateness measures in elections after the Nationwide Privateness Fee (NPC) cleared the ballot physique and its election software program associate Smartmatic of alleged information privateness violations.
READ: NPC dismisses case accusing Comelec, Smartmatic of knowledge privateness violations
Garcia mentioned whereas the Comelec is welcoming the NPC’s choice, the ballot physique is dedicated to strengthen measures to guard information privateness.
“Siyempre po nakakatuwa naman po yung ganyan na ang Comelec ay sinasabing walang kasalanan sa tinatawag na breach ng information privateness subalit hindi po sapat na kami po ay napatunayang walang kasalanan o abswelto sa kaso na ganon,” Garcia mentioned in an opportunity interview with reporters in Bongao, Tawi-tawi.
(After all we’re glad that they discovered that the Comelec was not at fault within the alleged breach of knowledge privateness. However it isn’t sufficient that we had been discovered not liable or was acquitted in that case.)
“Dapat po obligasyon ng Comelec na patuloy na paigtingin yun pong aming seguridad lalong lalo na in the case of information privateness,” he added.
(It’s the duty of Comelec to spice up safety measures particularly on information privateness.)
“Tatandaan po ng lahat, pinapanindigan ng Comelec na kinakailangan naming protektahan ang mga datos na inyong binibigay. Pinagkatiwala niyo po sa amin yan hindi pepwede po kaming basta basta na lamang mapunta yan sa kamay ng kung sino sino,” he continued.
(Everybody ought to do not forget that the Comelec is dedicated to guard the privateness of your information. You’ve gotten trusted us together with your information. We is not going to permit it to finish up in any individual else’s arms.)
The NPC, by way of a call dated September 22, discovered Comelec and smartmatic “not liable” for Concealment of Safety Breaches Involving Delicate Private Data below Part 30 of the Information Privateness Act.
The privateness fee additionally dominated that no breach occurred in Smartmatic’s servers regarding the record of abroad voters.
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