It amazes me how the Philippines keep being in top ten lists of countries whose citizenry are technologically aware and capable. At one time, we were heralded as the "texting capital of the world." Now, we are also one of the countries who dominate Facebook. If I'm not mistaken, the same thing happened to Friendster.
Obviously, these only speak of one thing: Filipinos love to communicate. We want to interact, we want to share, we want to connect.
This being the case, the Philippine government should protect its "virtual citizens" on line. Unfortunately, we have yet to come up with a Cyber Law. And, I thought this would come about after the Hayden Scandal broke out. Interestingly, the Members of Congress didn't even budge. They had the issue as one of Violence Against Women.
Seriously.
Even then, the sensational I Love You Virus should have prompted our dear lawmakers to come up with some measures to address potential risks posed by criminally minded people loose on the Internet. What did they do? Nothing.
If those two serious issues were not enough to get Congress to act on a bill, I don't know what will it take to make them understand the gravity of the problem. I guess we have to wait for one/some of them to be victimized before they actually make it a priority bill. After all, that was what led Sen. Enrile to investigate the anomalous deductions in cellphone credits.
Obviously, these only speak of one thing: Filipinos love to communicate. We want to interact, we want to share, we want to connect.
This being the case, the Philippine government should protect its "virtual citizens" on line. Unfortunately, we have yet to come up with a Cyber Law. And, I thought this would come about after the Hayden Scandal broke out. Interestingly, the Members of Congress didn't even budge. They had the issue as one of Violence Against Women.
Seriously.
Even then, the sensational I Love You Virus should have prompted our dear lawmakers to come up with some measures to address potential risks posed by criminally minded people loose on the Internet. What did they do? Nothing.
If those two serious issues were not enough to get Congress to act on a bill, I don't know what will it take to make them understand the gravity of the problem. I guess we have to wait for one/some of them to be victimized before they actually make it a priority bill. After all, that was what led Sen. Enrile to investigate the anomalous deductions in cellphone credits.
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