Category Archives: Internet & Tech

Rules and Guidelines Implementing Executive Order on Digital Signatures (DTI Administrative Order No. 11-01)

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DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 11-01, Series of 2011 

PRESCRIBING RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 810, SERIES OF 2009, ENTITLED “INSTITUTIONALIZING THE CERTIFICATION SCHEME FOR DIGITAL SIGNATURES AND DIRECTING THE APPLICATION OF DIGITAL SIGNATURES IN E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES” 

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Electronic Commerce in General (Part II): Electronic Commerce Act of 2000

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PART II

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN GENERAL 

CHAPTER I

Sec. 3. Objective. This Act aims to facilitate domestic and international dealings, transactions, arrangements, agreements, contracts and exchanges and storage of information through the utilization of electronic, optical and similar medium, mode, instrumentality and technology to recognize the authenticity and reliability of electronic documents related to such activities and to promote the universal use of electronic transaction in the government and general public.

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Electronic Transactions in Government (Part IV): Electronic Commerce Act of 2000

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PART IV

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS IN GOVERNMENT

Sec. 27. Government Use of Electronic Data Messages, Electronic Documents and Electronic Signatures – Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, within two (2) years from the date of the effectivity of this Act, all departments, bureaus, offices and agencies of the government, as well as all government- owned and-controlled corporations, that pursuant to law require or accept the filing of documents, require that documents be created, or retained and/or submitted, issue permits, licenses or certificates of registration or approval, or provide for the method and manner of payment or settlement of fees and other obligations to the government, shall –

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Final Provisions (Part V): Electronic Commerce Act of 2000

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PART V

FINAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 30. Extent of Liability of a Service Provider – Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person or party shall be subject to any civil or criminal liability in respect to the electronic data message or electronic document for which the person or party acting as a service provider as defined in Section 5 merely provides access if such liability is founded on –

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Primer on the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 (RA 9995)

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There’s an alarming rise in reported complaints of nude photos, mostly of women, being posted without the consent of the subjects in social networking sites such as facebook. There’s also a proliferation of sex scandals and sex videos. One of the usual complaints filed against the offenders is under Republic Act No. 9995, also known as the “Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009“. Here’s a primer on this anti-voyeurism law.

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