The National Privacy Commission (“NPC“) has taken steps to tighten data privacy, secure cross-border data flows, and strengthen the overall data protection in the country. On 26 November 2024, NPC and the Personal Information Protection Commission of the Republic of Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU“) with the aim of strengthening their shared commitment to personal data protection by providing mutual assistance and cooperation for joint investigations within the digital economy. The MOU gives both countries the opportunity to identify initiatives and measures to develop compatible mechanisms which can facilitate trusted cross-border data flows. The areas of collaboration include knowledge sharing, training initiatives, and educational campaigns on current and emerging privacy issues, and the trends of their respective jurisdictions.
More developments in the cross-border data flow are expected in 2025, as the Philippines, through NPC, will host the 2025 Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (“CBPR“) Workshop. The CBPR Workshop, will serve as an avenue for the participants to engage and produce ideas that will permit a more secure interchange of data globally. For more information about the Global CBPR, click here to read our Q2 2024 RRU write-up titled “Strengthening Cross-Border Data Privacy: The Launch of Global CBPR and Global PRP Systems”.
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