The online series is established by the Department of Education Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service (DepEd DRRMS) with Globe Telecom as a major partner. Lawyer Irish Salandanan-Almeida, Data Protection Officer of Globe and one of the webinar speakers, underscored the importance of keeping children safe online. Almeida, who has two kids, emphasized that parents should ensure the protection of their children’s personal information while using the internet. If we don’t monitor their online activity or educate them on responsible online behavior, they may be vulnerable to harassment, discrimination, blackmail, cyberbullying, and even identity theft or fraud,” she said. – Set your children’s privacy settings with them.

Source: Manila Times September 28, 2020 16:16 UTC