Statement of Privacy Commissioner Raymund Enriquez Liboro on NPC’s upcoming meet w/ Facebook regarding impostor accounts

1. The National Privacy Commission has invited Facebook Philippines for a meeting on Tuesday, 16 June 2020, to seek more information regarding the numerous reports of impostor Facebook accounts.
2. The Commission is currently coordinating with other government agencies, while conducting a separate investigation this matter.
3. The National Privacy Commission is focused on probing the cause of the “privacy panic” triggered by these impostor accounts and instituting remedial measures to protect Filipino Facebook users.
4. We shall continue to inform the public on the matter.

RAYMUND ENRIQUEZ LIBORO
Privacy Commissioner

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