Commission on Privacy set a new ground rules for recording people in public

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00:00Balance transparency and accountability with basic human rights to privacy.

00:04That is the target of the new National Privacy Commission or NPC Circular 2025 0-1.

00:10Our Denise Osorio tells us more.

00:14In a time when nearly everyone has a camera in their pocket,

00:18the National Privacy Commission has laid down new ground rules for recording people in public.

00:23Whether you're in law enforcement, private security, or just a vlogger with a selfie stick,

00:29the newly issued NPC Circular 2025 0-1 aims to keep things above board,

00:36balancing transparency and accountability with the basic human right to privacy.

00:41Under the guidelines, recording devices like body-worn cameras and mobile phones

00:46must clearly show when they're capturing footage.

00:49Think blinking lights, icons on screen, or some form of visible indicator.

00:55And if someone's in the frame, they're entitled to know why.

00:59Especially if the video's bound for social media.

01:02Ang isang dahilan nito ay yung pag-angat o pagdami ng bilang na gumagamit ng body-worn cameras

01:09sa kanilang mga operasyon or sa kanilang mga normal na trabaho.

01:13Lalong-lalo na na nasa digital era tayo.

01:16Upang maiwasan natin ang pag-aabuso ng mga kinokolektang personal na datos

01:20sa pamamagitan ng body-worn cameras.

01:23The commission added people have their right to object to being filmed

01:27or to later ask their image be blurred, removed, or taken offline altogether.

01:33Those who ignore such requests risk-facing administrative or criminal charges,

01:38depending on the damage caused.

01:40And that includes content creators.

01:43Once you start profiting off your views, likes, and shares,

01:47you're no longer just mucking about.

01:49You're publishing content that's now under data protection law.

01:53For Jolly Tanaet, a 45-year-old bread vendor,

01:56these new guidelines couldn't have come soon enough.

02:00Vloggers often film him without warning,

02:02and sometimes without so much as a nod or a proper hello.

02:06He recalls one unsettling encounter where a supposed customer struck up small talk,

02:12only for Jolly to later realize he'd been recorded without consent.

02:17One time dito, kung unwari siya bumibili ng tinapay sa akin,

02:21yun pala, kumukuha na siya ng detali sa akin para makukuha niya itong statement ko.

02:25Yung pala niya, wala siyang paintolot niya.

02:27Nagbablog na diretso.

02:29Naka-on na yung camera niya, mami.

02:30So yun, akala ko naman kasi customer po,

02:33mga casual ko dito, customer rin pala,

02:35blogger na siya kasi may backup siya dun.

02:37Jolly says it's not just bad manners.

02:40It's unsettling, uncomfortable, and unsafe.

02:43And at worst, downright threatening.

02:47With no clear identification, explanation, and permission,

02:51he says it's hard to tell who these people really are.

02:55As he puts it,

02:56you never know what they'll do with the footage.

02:58And the risk is when one ends up a villain.

03:01But not everyone sees it the same way.

03:15Ira Lopez says being filmed incidentally in public

03:18doesn't particularly bother her.

03:20So long as it's not invasive, distasteful, or against the law.

03:25Her take, if you're in a public place,

03:27you're fair game, within reason.

03:29Okay lang. Kasi, basically, this is a national road.

03:34Yung parang national road.

03:35So, hindi naman kasalanan nung vlogger

03:38if ever masagip ka niya.

03:39Kasi, hindi nga, nag-vlog siya for business.

03:43The NPC, however, stresses that being in public

03:46doesn't mean you lose all rights to privacy.

03:49Vloggers and content creators are urged to err on the side of courtesy.

03:53Introduce yourselves, say why you're filming,

03:56and honor requests to be blurred or edited out.

04:00At the end of the day, just because it's legal

04:02doesn't always mean it's appropriate or ethical.

04:05Respect, the commission says,

04:07should come before views and virality.

04:10Because in today's digital world,

04:12where anyone can be a star or a story,

04:15it pays to ask first before you press the record button.

04:18Denise Osorio from the National Television Network

04:21for a new and better Philippines.

04:23Denise Osorio from the National Television Network

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