Philippines topped 4 in ASEAN for Facebook Spying, 4 Pinoys targeted by the Government – Facebook said

The Philippine Government topped 54 (4^th in ASEAN) for Facebook Spying, data revealed.

 

Who are these lucky individuals that could be among the most notorious pinoy in the Cyber world that triggers Philippine government to asked Facebook to reveal their identity?

 

It could me, you or your friends but the good thing is they got a fictitious name, wrong birth date, and unknown location but for sure the Philippine Government obtained your IP address during your most recent Facebook Login as FB comply the government request.  

 

According to the Facebook, the Philippine government requested at least 4 times for 4 individuals' identity but did not mention if the 4 are all Philippine nationals or mixed.  

 

Facebook complied and released only at least 25% of the personal information of the 4 FB users as the request from the government did not fully meet their required standards and grounds for requesting the personal information.

 

Among the Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN Bloc) Malaysia topped 1 in spying FB users with 7 requests made for 197 individuals followed by;

• Singapore with 107 requests for 117 Facebook users
• Thailand with 2 requests for 5 Facebook users
• Philippines with 4 requests for 4 Facebook users
• Cambodia with 1 request for 1 Facebook user

 

Other ASEAN countries such as Brunei, Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam did not bother to spy anyone.

 

During the wake of North Borneo conflict happened Q1 of 2013, one of the founders of Princess Jacel Kiram's page was blocked by Facebook which allegedly because of the powerful political request.

 

According to the Facebook, USA remained topped 1 in spying among others with approx. 11,000 – 12,000 requests for at least 20,000 individuals.

 

Global Government Requests Report - Facebook

 

Transparency and trust are core values at Facebook. We strive to embody them in all aspects of our services, including our approach to responding to government data requests. We want to make sure that the people who use our service understand the nature and extent of the requests we receive and the strict policies and processes we have in place to handle them.

 

We are pleased to release our first Global Government Requests Report, which details the following:

The report details the following:

• Which countries requested information from Facebook about our users
• The number of requests received from each of those countries
• The number of users/user accounts specified in those requests
• The percentage of these requests in which we were required by law to disclose at least some data

 

The report covers the first 6 months of 2013, ending June 30.

 

As we have made clear in recent weeks, we have stringent processes in place to handle all government data requests. We believe this process protects the data of the people who use our service, and requires governments to meet a very high legal bar with each individual request in order to receive any information about any of our users. We scrutinize each request for legal sufficiency under our terms and the strict letter of the law, and require a detailed description of the legal and factual bases for each request. We fight many of these requests, pushing back when we find legal deficiencies and narrowing the scope of overly broad or vague requests. When we are required to comply with a particular request, we frequently share only basic user information, such as name.

 

More details about our approach to responding to government requests can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/safety/groups/law/guidelines/.

 

We hope this report will be useful to our users in the ongoing debate about the proper standards for government requests for user information in official investigations. And while we view this compilation as an important first report - it will not be our last. In coming reports, we hope to be able to provide even more information about the requests we receive from law enforcement authorities.

 

As we have said many times, we believe that while governments have an important responsibility to keep people safe, it is possible to do so while also being transparent. Government transparency and public safety are not mutually exclusive ideals. Each can exist simultaneously in free and open societies, and they help make us stronger. We strongly encourage all governments to provide greater transparency about their efforts aimed at keeping the public safe, and we will continue to be aggressive advocates for greater disclosure.

 

- Colin Stretch, Facebook General Counsel

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Philippine Government awarded $18 Million contract to a US company for SE-Asia’s first DTRA Border Security.

 

Raytheon Company (RTN ) has clinched a Defense Threat Reduction Agency or DTRA contract for maritime border security in the Philippines. This marks the first border security-related contract from Southeast Asia.

 

Raytheon has worked with the DTRA − a U.S. Department of Defense unit for interdicting the movement of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) − on cooperative threat reduction operations under a number of contracts.

 

Per the two-year base contract, Raytheon is responsible for designing and developing a National Coast Watch Center (NCWC), thereby integrating data from various agencies into the NCWC. The company will also install and provide training on an automatic identification system as well as radio communications for the government of the Philippines.

 

Philippine National Coast Watch Center (NCWC) was created in September 2011 under Executive Order 57 signed by the President Aquino, which calls for the establishment of a National Coast Watch Center headed by the Philippine Coast Guard to implement and coordinate maritime security operations in the country.

 

Raytheon Company through the 2 year base $18 Million US Dollars contract will develop and equip with state of the art Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance technology for the newly created National Coast Watch Center of the Philippines to detect territorial intrusions.

 

Under the two-year base contract, Raytheon will develop, design and construct the existing  National Coast Watch Center (NCWC); support integration of data from various agencies into the NCWC; and provide acquisition, installation and training on an automatic identification system as well as radio communications for the Government of the Philippines. The contract was awarded July 2013, and will end July 31, 2015.

 

"The Philippines contract extends Raytheon's border security solutions portfolio to Southeast Asia and confirms that our integration solutions, program management leadership and international expertise are valuable as we expand our support of customers around the world," said David Appel, director of Surveillance, Range, and Infrastructure Solutions for Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and Services business.

 

"With this contract, Raytheon continues its role in providing critical services and solutions to help other countries deter, detect and interdict illicit weapons and materials that could harm their citizens."

 

Raytheon has performed similar work for DTRA under other contracts as well. The CTR Integrating Contract (CTRIC II), awarded in April 2011, is a multiple award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, and the Philippines project is part of CTRIC II.

 

In April, Raytheon won a three-year, $35.9 million DTRA border security agreement. Per the agreement, Raytheon is responsible for designing, developing and implementing an integrated surveillance system along sections of the Jordanian border. The company will also provide training, maintenance and repair, as well as equipment. In fact, the Jordan venture is a part of the CTR Integrating Contract (CTRIC II), from Apr 2011, in this field.

 

Based in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon Company is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. Going forward, revenue and earnings growth would continue to be driven by its strong presence in the areas of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR); air & missile defense systems; border security; air traffic management; training and homeland security; and cyber security. The company remains actively involved in a number of classified U.S. government programs, principally through its IIS and SAS business segments.

 

Among the large-cap defense players, Raytheon is one of the best-positioned companies. Late last month, the company reported its second quarter 2013 earnings that exceeded our expectation by 26.1% and were also above the year-ago profit level by 4.5%. The beat was driven by strong program execution and the ability of the company to match the security needs of its customers through premium quality products.

 

State-of-the-art technology and missiles developed by the company allow it to have a competitive edge and ensure a continuous flow of contracts from the U.S. defense department and from its global customers

 

With reports from The Wall Street Journal, Global Balita and Zacks 

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