In a letter dated April 11, the NPC told Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg that the Philippine privacy body has launched an investigation into Facebook whether there is unauthorized processing of personal data of Filipinos. The probe would also look into possible violations of the Data Privacy Act of 2012. "We will look into Facebook's adherence to the data processing principles of transparency, legitimate purpose, and proportionality required of every personal information controller processing the personal data of Filipinos," the NPC said. According to a report from The Guardian, Kogan collected direct messages sent to and from Facebook users who installed his personality quiz app. Earlier this week, NPC officials met with Facebook representatives to discuss the data breach involving 87 million users around the globe.

Source: Philippine Star April 13, 2018 05:48 UTC