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Anti-Cybercrime bill now a law, criminalizes bashing

Earlier last week (September 12 to be exact), Pres. Noynoy Aquino has formally signed into a law Republic Act No. 10175 or more commonly referred to as the Anti-Cybercrime Law.

This law will be jointly coordinated and implemented by the DOST, DOJ and the DILG and be implemented in 90 days.

A copy of the signed law is shown below.

One controversial section of this law is the Online Libel which makes just about anybody on the internet liable when they bash, attack, debase, humiliate or anything of that sort. That might also include cyber-bullying.

As someone who has been confronted with libel case as far back as 2006, I feel this development has serious implications. The law, while it aims to protect the victims of online crimes, can also be used to harass.

Then again, this is also a strong warning against hackers, crackers, phishers, online scammers and bullies that their days are finally over. We remember, back in August, over 300 people were arrested by the PNP and PAOCC for alleged cyber-criminal acts.

The government has allocated Php50 million annually to put up this agency. So, the next time someone hacked your Yahoo! email, cracked your Paypal account, or scammed you into buying a fake item over Sulit, you know there’s a specific law just for it.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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  3. Avatar for Boy Sigwa Boy Sigwa says:

    The problem are too many. Like real identity. Someone can use your identity or other identity and do some cyber bullying. How are you gonna catch the real culprits, and you might be surprise these are being done by robots !!!!

  4. Avatar for liscensedgirl liscensedgirl says:

    I’m so happy that we already have “Anti-Cybercrime bill” until now, i dont want to activate my Facebook account because of my ex boyriend, who is a stalker of mine now. He made an account which is in my name and add all my co-workers, my friends, also my family members and the worst senario “destroying my family”. He e-mailed my husband about my daughter saying He is not the father which is not true and until now that account is still activated and still sending message to my husband.I know God has a plan for everything and this is the right time.. Right time to speak and right time to have a justice,. for me and for my daughter..

  5. Avatar for Antethesis Antethesis says:

    Before anyone complains further, the main reason I object to the law, above the libel clause, is Section 12. They can literally spy on us — without a court order. Read, analyze, then decide for yourself.

  6. Avatar for devil devil's advocate says:

    interested european here.
    essentially we need protection against cybercrime but it comes one-sided.
    much of that is the fault of the buggy software. system houses should be held responsible for damage on open attack vectors.
    “social crime” has to be targeted more in physical life. rumor is rumor, society needs to learn to discard negativity, and never believe too quickly.
    we must not forget the emancipatory factor of free speech, because too many are powerful enough to get away with any lie, and very often such law won’t help.

    please, search out the european “clean IT” project. there are coincidences, also with the danger of misuse. the agenda is not just local. it’s also about those notorious “trade agreements” that want to lock down influence by democracy.

    http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/NI20Ae02.html
    this is about vietnam’s blog wars.

  7. Avatar for jrmagtago jrmagtago says:

    GUYS WHY OTHERS N I ARE AGAINST TO THIS LAW BECAUSE WE HAVE THE SAME SENTIMENT WHO OPPOSE THIS LAW LIKE GUINGONA AND HE SAID BY CLICK THIS LINK:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=413317762057128&set=a.111452745576966.16292.1038681*****093&type=1&theater THAT OTHERS AND I ARE AGREED TO HIS SENTIMENT THAT YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW GUYS.

  8. Avatar for jrmagtago jrmagtago says:

    GUYS THIS LAW CAN BE HARASS BY THREATENING TO US OF ONLINE LIBEL THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO MAINSTREAM REMEMBER LIKE ARROYO FILING MORE JOURNALIST OF LIBEL EVEN IF THEY ARE TRUE.

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