Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012: Protection or Suppression
The Impact of Republic Act 10175 or Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 on Filipino Citizens
Czaika Kate Írica V. Cervantes
University of the Philippines Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo City
Author Note
This paper was prepared for Communication Skills 2, Section 7, taught by Prof. Frances Y. Lacuesta
Abstract
In the recent years, a new term has raised “cybercrime”, which essentially focuses on the growing concern about the use of electronic communication for criminal activities. Because of certain “cybercrimes” the Republic Act (RA) No. 10175, also known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, which defines cybercrime as offenses against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data and systems; computer-related fraud, forgeries and identity-theft; and content-related offenses like cybersex, child pornography, unsought commercial communications and libel, was passed by Philippines' president Benigno Aquino III on September last year but had come under fire for its vague definition of online libel, violation of personal rights, and tough legal penalties for Internet defamation. In this study, whether Cybercrime Law is for protection or suppression is analyzed, its advantages and disadvantages and its effects on not just the citizens but also the country is stated.
The Impact of Republic Act 10175 or Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 on Filipino Citizens
Web sites, e-mail, blogs, tweets, videos and images, message alerts, instant messaging, Facebook, voice chat, and other Internet-based technologies have begun to overtake the traditional media as primary information sources for a growing share of the world population. These media enable media to create an open environment while speeding delivery of important information to the public. The web is rapidly evolving and is having impact on millions of people’s behaviors and opinions all over the world. Little more than a decade ago, all you could really do was read static content on web sites. Today,
Czaika Kate Írica V. Cervantes
University of the Philippines Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo City
Author Note
This paper was prepared for Communication Skills 2, Section 7, taught by Prof. Frances Y. Lacuesta
Abstract
In the recent years, a new term has raised “cybercrime”, which essentially focuses on the growing concern about the use of electronic communication for criminal activities. Because of certain “cybercrimes” the Republic Act (RA) No. 10175, also known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, which defines cybercrime as offenses against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data and systems; computer-related fraud, forgeries and identity-theft; and content-related offenses like cybersex, child pornography, unsought commercial communications and libel, was passed by Philippines' president Benigno Aquino III on September last year but had come under fire for its vague definition of online libel, violation of personal rights, and tough legal penalties for Internet defamation. In this study, whether Cybercrime Law is for protection or suppression is analyzed, its advantages and disadvantages and its effects on not just the citizens but also the country is stated.
The Impact of Republic Act 10175 or Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 on Filipino Citizens
Web sites, e-mail, blogs, tweets, videos and images, message alerts, instant messaging, Facebook, voice chat, and other Internet-based technologies have begun to overtake the traditional media as primary information sources for a growing share of the world population. These media enable media to create an open environment while speeding delivery of important information to the public. The web is rapidly evolving and is having impact on millions of people’s behaviors and opinions all over the world. Little more than a decade ago, all you could really do was read static content on web sites. Today,