The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday announced that it has launched an investigation on Facebook following the admission of the company’s faults in the Cambridge Analytica data breach. Facebook had earlier said that 1.2 million Filipinos were among 87 million users worldwide whose data was “improperly shared” by Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm. The NPC said it has sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as it launched “an investigation into Facebook to determine whether there is unauthorized processing of personal data of Filipinos, and other possible violations of the Data Privacy Act of 2012. ADVERTISEMENT“We write with concern as regards your admission that Facebook has been remiss in its duty to protect its users’ personal data. The identification of 1.18 million Filipinos who may have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica is alarming and may be a symptom of a deeper problem that could pose risks to Filipino Facebook users,” the letter read.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 13, 2018 04:51 UTC