{"id":267999,"date":"2020-09-07T07:38:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T11:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=267999"},"modified":"2020-09-07T07:38:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T11:38:14","slug":"nothing-wrong-with-pnp-monitoring-violators-thru-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/07\/nothing-wrong-with-pnp-monitoring-violators-thru-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing wrong with PNP monitoring violators thru social media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a virtual Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he does not see monitoring social media as intrusion of people\u2019s privacy because it is not prohibited under the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. (PCOO file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang sees nothing wrong with the decision of the Joint Task Force Covid Shield to have police commanders monitor social media to spot possible quarantine violations like parties and drinking sessions.<\/p>\n

In a virtual Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he does not see monitoring social media as intrusion of people\u2019s privacy because it is not prohibited under the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell,\u00a0alam niyo po yung<\/em>\u00a0Cybercrime Act\u00a0natin, nakasaad po dun ang mga pinagbabawal. Hindi naman po pinagbabawal ang<\/em>\u00a0social media monitoring (Well, you know our Cybercrime Act, it\u2019s stated there what\u2019s prohibited. Social media monitoring is not prohibited),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Roque also noted that police commanders will only be monitoring social media posts which are made public.<\/p>\n

\u201cWala pong mali doon sa ginagawa ng pulis kung tinitignan lang nila kung ano yung mga naka<\/em>-post\u00a0sa<\/em>\u00a0social media. So\u00a0yung pagmo<\/em>-monitor\u00a0po hindi po \u2018yan illegal<\/em>\u00a0(There\u2019s nothing wrong with what police are doing because they\u2019ll only be looking at what\u2019s posted on social media. Monitoring is not illegal). I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything wrong with that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Roque, people waive their right to privacy the moment they post on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cE pinost po \u2018yan e<\/em>\u00a0so\u00a0parang nagkaroon po ng<\/em>\u00a0waiver of privacy\u00a0diyan kapag<\/em>\u00a0posted\u00a0na po ang isang bagay sa<\/em>\u00a0social media (It\u2019s already posted so it\u2019s like there\u2019s a waiver of privacy when you post something on social media),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that monitoring social media is \u201cSOP\u201d or standard operating procedure when conducting police investigations.<\/p>\n

\u201cIto po ay<\/em>\u00a0instance\u00a0lang naman na ginagamit ng ating kapulisyan ang teknolohiya<\/em>\u00a0(This is just one instance where police is using technology),\u201d he said. \u201cNgayon po kasi talaga pagdating sa mga imbestigasyon, talagang iniinganyo ang pag<\/em>-check\u00a0sa<\/em>\u00a0social media,\u00a0pag<\/em>-check\u00a0sa mga<\/em>\u00a0cellphones. SOP\u00a0na po \u2018yan lalung-lalong na sa mga<\/em>\u00a0developed countries\u00a0pag sila\u2019y nagiimbestiga (<\/em>Now, when it comes to investigation, police are encouraged to check social media, check cellphones. It\u2019s SOP especially in developed countries when they conduct investigations).\u201d<\/p>\n

In a radio interview, Integrated Bar of the Philippines president Domingo Egon Cayosa also said that police have the power to check social media posts since they are in the \u201cpublic domain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Human rights groups have questioned the task force’s plan to monitor social media to apprehend possible quarantine violators saying it\u2019s a violation of people\u2019s privacy.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Joint Task Force Covid Shield commander Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said the plan to monitor social media came in the light of some Facebook pages which post photos and videos of quarantine protocol violations on the streets captured by closed circuit television (CCTVs) and dash cams.<\/p>\n

He said violations of minimum health safety standard protocols, such as mass gathering for drinking sessions and other forms of celebrations, were posted by netizens to complain about the violations while posting some photos and videos of the celebrations they attended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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