Day: January 15, 2013

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Live coverage, Cybercrime Law, SC oral arguments

To your left, under the aqua-blue font title that reads 

” Cybercrime Law, SC Oral Arguments ” are live tweets; scroll down, below the aqua-blue font; it’s updated every ten minutes. 

Updated: tweets of oral arguments after the next three paragraphs, below:

We interrupt regular programming in this blog (in other words, i temporarily changed the theme to have a sidebar for live tweets, and reformatted the blog) to bring you, live,  via broadband, via Twitter, and via WordPress widget-link to Twitter, the Supreme Court oral arguments on the Cybercrime Law. i surveyed the live tweets of the media organizations and chose the fastest: rappler.com reporter Purple S. Romero, live tweets  to your left.

(and below, a copy)

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It’s a quarter to 7pm, i think the Court is about to adjourn or has adjourned. (wait for the: “…So ordered.”)

Anyway, here’s a copy of the tweets posted live from the same twitter user. Ta-tah!

6:32 PM

Petitioners asked for extension of TRO. Sereno said the Court will note this.

Purple S. Romero @purpleromeropo

Oral arguments done. Solicitor general will present position on Jan.22

6:10 PM

Abad: I have a Facebook [account] also. If I like a post, it appeared on my screen, am I not as guilty as the one who published it?

6:07 PM

Matibag: The overbreadth nature of Sec. 5 makes it unreasonable.

6:05 PM

Matibag: The assailed statute issues a subsequent punishment of excessive fine.

5:59 PM

Julius Matibag tackles Sec. 5(1) which penalizes those who aid or abet the commission of a cybercrime offense

5:49 PM

Sereno: You expect to traverse the highway and not have data of your vehicle collected? Disini: That’s a good point.

5:49 PM

Sereno: You expect to traverse the highway and not data of vehicle collected? Disini: That’s a good point.

5:47 PM

Sereno asks about RFIDs in NLEX, SLEX: Can’t police asks operator of the highway to give plate numbers of vehicles that pass highway

5:46 PM

Disini: Data collected through CCTV devices under Data Privacy Act will be considered protected information.

5:39 PM

Leonen: Everyone can google you. How vulnerable are internet users in the Phil to hacking, phishing?

5:38 PM

Disini: What’s here is a license for the government to collect data anytime they want

5:36 PM

Leonen: Isn’t due cause enough?

5:35 PM

Leonen: Where is the balance for law enforcement on the one hand and use of Internet? The balance is found in traffic data.

5:33 PM

Leonen: The speed of our court system is not as fast as packets of information.

5:31 PM

Leonen: Let us speak about hackers. They will never go to these public sites and introduce themselves.

5:30 PM

Disini: There should be court warrant before surveillance is done

5:29 PM

Reyes: What kind of safeguards would you add to RA 10175 to prevent abuse

5:27 PM

Disini: The ability to collect copious amounts of data is unparalleled.

5:23 PM

Abad compares to the The government can only look at the name of the sender and the addressee, but is not authorized to look at content

5:19 PM

De Castro: Is there any way for the ordinary citizen to know they’re only collecting traffic data and not content data?

5:18 PM

Disini: They can conduct surveillance also on the associate i.e. members of family

5:16 PM

Disini: They can destroy data preventing the filing of a case against them

5:15 PM

De Castro: If doesn’t say here what due cause means, which will allow authorities to collect data

5:15 PM

Cruz: Identity behind the number could be revealed.

5:14 PM

Cruz cites http://Chikka.com, which has online promotions. The type of data collected from this are likely to be accurate.

5:13 PM

Cruz: The State has right to look at traffic data. All we ask is judicial intervention.

5:12 PM

Carpio: They cannot seize that from you without a court warrant.

5:11 PM

Carpio: What this law says is give me your phone bill just blacken your name and address

5:09 PM

Carpio: If you look at the phone bill, the only thing not allowed here in the traffic data is your name and address.

5:09 PM

Carpio: There are 3 types of underlying service in your phone bill: text, call, web use.

5:07 PM

Disini: Respondents in their comment agree that Sec.12 will fail to hurdle the standards of this Honorable Court

5:07 PM

Disini: Without privacy, we are not free.

5:06 PM

Disini: Respondents in their comment agrees that Sec.12 will fail to hurdle the standards of this Honorable Court

5:05 PM

Disini: It will permit collection of traffic and interception of traffic data without a court warrant

5:05 PM

Disini: If Internet service providers will not assist authorities, they may be charged with obstruction of justice

5:04 PM

Disini: Nothing in Sec. 12 states restrictions on how long state officers can look for data, use data.

5:02 PM

Disini: It’s as if there’s a state officer standing behind you watching you surf.

5:02 PM

Disin: Traffic data will yield size of messages, information about incoming and outgoing calls, incoming SMS.

5:01 PM

JJ Disini will now talk about Sec.12 which allows law enforcers to collect traffic data

tweets

Dean Ellen Paglinauan approves the final plan, makes her final signature

      Friends and family are keeping wake for former U.P. College of Mass Communication Dean Ellen Paglinauan at the Loyola Commonwealth. Her ashes will be brought to Bicol after Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, where she will be laid to rest.

       The U.P. College of Mass Communication will offer a mass  today, Jan. 15, 3 pm at the Loyola Commonwealth Mercy B Room 2nd floor.

       Dean Ellen was a well-known faculty of the U.P. Film Institute, film critic, and member of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Urian) (Film Critics Academy of the Philippines). During her term as dean, she established the U.P. Film Institute from the U.P. Film Department thru a rigorous and aggressive faculty recruitment process and a progressive curriculum review. As dean, she also finalized the construction plans of the U.P. Media Center and supervised the laying of the foundation and main structure. She also spearheaded the institution of the graduate program, M.A. Media Studies. She led the faculty convention that articulated and finalized the “vision-mission-goals” of the College. Known to be both a “strict” and kind administrator, Dean Ellen took pains in explaining the bases of promotions and made sure the process proceeded from the premise that all U.P. employees were underpaid by U.N. standards for decent wages, and needed immediate relief. Dean Ellen’s liberal outlook also provided vistas for the exhibition of more independent films at the U.P. Film Center.

       After her retirement in U.P., Dean Ellen taught “Media, Government, and Society” at the UST Law Graduate School.

       Dean Ellen leaves a legacy of honest and hard work in the public service, critical thinking in the academe, a genuine concern for the plight of her countrymen, long-lasting friendships and an unbroken commitment to mentoring and practice.