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BIR Seal Badge Suspended: Online Sellers Can Skip the Oct 31 Deadline
BIR's RMC 113-2026 suspends the Registration Seal Badge rule and its Oct 31 deadline. What online sellers and creators should do now, and what has not changed.
BIR Seal Badge: Senators Want a Pause, but the Oct 31 Deadline Stands
Senators asked the BIR to pause the Registration Seal Badge over QR privacy, but the Oct 31 deadline and ₱1,000 fine stand. Here is who must comply and how.
Discord Age Verification Is Now Rolling Out Worldwide — Here's What Changes for Filipino Users
Discord began rolling out age verification to all users on September 23, sorting accounts into Adult or Teen groups by behavior — most need no ID at all.
CICC Gives Reddit and Discord 24 Hours to Set Up a Philippine Presence as the NPC Opens a Children's Data Probe Into Four Platforms
The CICC gave Reddit and Discord 24 hours to name Philippine representatives, while the NPC opened a privacy probe into Meta, Roblox, Reddit and Discord.
Meta Will Verify Filipino Users Against the National ID Through a Match-or-No-Match PSA API
Meta will check Filipino users' national ID numbers against PSA records through a match-or-no-match API, with a working group starting mid-September.
Xiaomi Smart Privacy Display Leak Reveals a Samsung-Style Anti-Peeking Screen for HyperOS 4
Leaked HyperOS 4 screenshots reveal Xiaomi's Smart Privacy Display, a Samsung-style anti-peeking feature that can auto-hide passwords, payments, and chats.
TikTok to Pay $400 Million (Around ₱24.7 Billion) to Settle US Children's Privacy Case
TikTok and ByteDance will pay $400 million (around ₱24.7 billion) to settle US government claims they illegally collected data from children under 13.
Apple Smart Glasses Delayed to 2027 as Engineers Rework Privacy Safeguards
Apple has pushed its smart glasses to a WWDC 2027 reveal, with teams treating privacy as the top priority after the backlash over Meta's camera glasses.
Meta Bans Instagram Accounts Filming Strangers With Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says Meta will pull videos of strangers harassed through its Ray-Ban smart glasses, and two large accounts are already gone.
Facebook Verified Badge Goes Free: Meta Uses a Video Selfie to Prove You Are Real
Meta launched Facebook Verified, a free badge that uses a short video selfie to show a real person runs a profile, appearing on Marketplace, Dating and Groups.
Google Selfie Video Sign-In Is Live: How the New Account Recovery Option Works
Google added selfie video sign-in, a face-based backup for locked-out users, with liveness checks, encrypted storage and no support for Workspace accounts.