Privacy body extends incident report deadline

THE National Privacy Commission ( NPC) has extended the deadline for submission of security incident reports for both the public and private sectors.

Submissions opened last January 3 and June 30 will be the new cutoff instead of March 31, the agency said in a statement.

“We are intent on coming up with a version of the annual report that is more concise and easier for prepare,” Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro said.

“At the same time, the com- mission is also seeking ways to align the annual report with the requirements of other privacy regulations on international data Data Protection Regulation) and APEC-CBPR (Cross Border Privacy Rules),” he added.

The Data Privacy Act of 2012 mandates “personal information controllers” (PICs) in government agencies and companies to submit annual security incident reports.

These should detail all security incidents for the year, including