Duty LXD-1375
Processes biometric data, in the Philippines
Data Privacy Act of 2012, cross-border transfer accountabilitysince 1 line
Republic Act No. 10173 (2012), Section 21 · Read the law's page
- An app transferring the personal information of an individual in the Philippines, including a faceprint, voiceprint, or other biometric identifier, to a recipient outside the country remains accountable for that data and must use contractual or other reasonable means to secure a level of protection comparable to the Act.
Data Privacy Act of 2012, comprehensive regime and lawful processing criteriasince 1 line
Republic Act No. 10173 (2012), Sections 3, 12, 13 · Read the law's page
- An app that processes the personal information of an individual in the Philippines must satisfy one of the Act's lawful-processing criteria, with a stricter, separate standard for sensitive personal information, even though the Act's own sensitive-category list does not name biometric data specifically; a faceprint or voiceprint is still personal information subject to the Act's general processing criteria.