MANILA, Philippines — A former Commission on Elections (Comelec) official has warned the public about the possibility that some contact tracing forms being filled up amid the COVID-19 pandemic could just be for gathering people’s data.
Ex-Comelec commissioner and lawyer Gregorio Larrazabal speculated on Wednesday that some people may be using information placed by people before entering commercial establishments — as part of contact tracing requirements — for data mining.
Data mining is a process where private businesses or firms use raw data, such as names, addresses, and contact details into more useful information by compiling it according to trends, age brackets, location…
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