A-Z of data protection: terms you need to know
narrow artificial intelligence (narrow AI) / weak AI
• a type of artificial intelligence which is goal-oriented, designed to perform single tasks, and is very intelligent in completing the task it was programmed to do
• the type of artificial intelligence (AI) that exists today. Applications include image recognition, recommendation engines, prediction models, chatbots, and applications like Siri and Alexa
National Privacy Commission (NPC) [PH]
• the Philippines’ data privacy authority, an independent body mandated to administer and implement the provisions of the Philippine Data Privacy Act (DPA), and to monitor and ensure compliance of the country with international standards set for data protection.
• the National Privacy Commission is committed to protect the personal information of data subjects and to foster a culture of privacy towards a competitive, knowledge-based, and innovative nation
NPC-accredited Institutional Privacy Trainer
• Institutional Privacy Trainers accredited by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) of the Philippines conduct training on data protection based on the DPO Accountability, Compliance and Ethics (DPO-ACE) Certification Level 1 curriculum. These trainers prepare students to take and pass the DPO-ACE Level 1 certification exam
• Institutional Privacy Trainers have demonstrated their capacity to educate the public on key concepts and accurate interpretations of the Philippine Data Privacy Act, its implementing rules and regulations, and other NPC issuances.
*Straits Interactive is an NPC-accredited Institutional Privacy Trainer.
necessary cookies / essential cookies / functional cookies
• cookies required for the site to function properly
• some examples include cookies to make online payments secure, or cookies that remember what items you have added to your cart so that you can check out properly
non-malicious threat
• caused by negligence which results in harming or disrupting an organisation (e.g. clicking on a phishing link, sharing or reusing passwords, sending customer data to the wrong recipient)
non-necessary cookies / non-essential cookies
• cookies that are not required for the core functionality of the site, often used to collect personal data for marketing or analytical purposes (marketing or analytical cookies), or to enhance the customer’s browsing experience (preference cookies)
notification obligation
• an organisation is required to notify individuals of its purpose for collection, use, and disclosure of personal data
• one of the 11 data protection obligations under Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)
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