Impostor Facebook Accounts Trigger Philippines Probes (1)
The Philippines is investigating the proliferation of fake Facebook Inc. accounts using the identities of students, journalists and lawmakers among others.
The Justice Department’s cyber-crime office will coordinate with the National Bureau of Investigation and the police to investigate the matter, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.
“This gives me cause for worry,” Guevarra said. “We don’t need false information at a time when we’re dealing with a serious public health crisis.”
While the extent of the incidents have not yet been fully determined, Facebook has been made aware of the matter and an investigation is underway, Privacy Commissioner Raymund Enriquez...
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