THE National Privacy Commission (NPC) summoned data protection officers of Globe Telecom, Smart Communications, Dito Telecommunity, Lazada, Shopee and several banks to report their spam prevention measures and steps to combat the surge of scam texts soliciting and misusing personal information.

"We have summoned them to detail their current and future measures to combat smishing (SMS fishing for data). Ultimately, we want to secure their commitment and focus in fighting these fraudulent practices [in order that] we can best strategize how to block these messages and protect our data subjects," Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro said.

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