MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has stressed that harassing people who took a loan from online lenders — like posting the debtor’s sensitive details and shaming them online — is an illegal act that may be punished under the current law.
DOJ on Wednesday released a list of things that constitute cyber harassment of debtors, after saying that their Office of Cybercrime (OOC) have received numerous reports about online lenders doing unfair debt collection and online debt-shaming.
According to DOJ, the following actions may be liable under Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, R.A. No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, Revised…
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