EAGLE SCOUT | ISSUE NO. 24-24
14 Jan 2025 | University Data Protection Office
NEWS | Russians secretly recruits Ukrainian children to perform reconnaissance and sabotage
16 Dec 2024
UKRAINE – Children are unwittingly being recruited by Russians to perform reconnaissance and sabotage against their country amid the ongoing war. The trickery is done under the guise of “quest games” where the children are given tasks to complete and then asked to relay information via an anonymous chat room, which are then used later to carry out more accurate attacks. READ MORE
NEWS | PLDT and Smart block millions of URLs and online links related to online sexual abuse or exploitation of children (OSAEC)
19 Dec 2024
PHILIPPINES – PLDT Inc. and its subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. reportedly blocked 1.6 million sites and online content linked to online sexual abuse or exploitation of children (OSAEC) since June 2021. To effectively combat the issue, the telco giant partnered with different groups to implement “awareness-raising campaigns” on child rights, online protection, and the risk of OSAEC. READ MORE
NEWS | Brazil’s Data Protection Authority bans X from using personal data of minors to train its AI
20 Dec 2024
BRAZIL – The social media platform, X, was banned by Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority from using the personal data of its child users to train its artificial intelligence (AI). The country’s decision is the latest in a series of powerful moves to protect children’s data privacy from AI systems. READ MORE
NEWS | Government will ban TikTok for a year due to teen’s death by stabbing
22 Dec 2024
ALBANIA – Prime Minister Edi Rama announced a one-year ban on Chinese-owned platform, TikTok, accusing it of inciting violence after a 14-year old was stabbed to death by a fellow classmate. TikTok asked the government for clarifications as it did not find any proof that the parties had TikTok accounts. READ MORE
NEWS | Bicol student creates video “edutainment” series to teach Gen Z about online disinformation
28 Dec 2024
PHILIPPINES – A student from Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) created an educational video series to teach Gen Z Filipinos to be critical thinkers and develop fact-checking skills in the face of massive online disinformation. The project is a three-episode series that aims to impart the skills to young Filipinos in a way that catches their attention and speaks their language. READ MORE
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