Tech is Not the Enemy: Safeguarding Privacy While Protecting Children Online
Building on our recent coverage of the DICT–CICC Stakeholders Town Hall Meeting, this highlight captures key remarks from Ace Esmeralda—Editor-in-Chief of SecurityMatters Magazine, President & Managing Director of Ace And Associates Risk Management, Inc., and Board Member of the Women in Security Alliance Philippines (WISAP).
During the multisectoral consultation, Esmeralda emphasized that emerging technologies, gaming platforms, and messaging applications are fundamentally non-malicious. The primary challenge lies in stopping threat actors who exploit these systems—without resorting to blanket regulations that compromise civil liberties and individual privacy.
Key Highlight:
“We might be falling into the trap that technology, messaging, and gaming are all evil. Their purpose is always non-malicious, but malicious actors take advantage of the platforms. If we sacrifice the liberties and privacy of the majority, that is already the greatest security threat.” — Ace Esmeralda
Watch the excerpt below.
Video Source: TechWatchPH
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