SNOWDEN20161.Howimportantispersonalprivacyandsecuritywithregardtoyouronlineinformation?Itisimportantthatpersonalprivacyandsecurityisbeingimplementedespeciallyifitconcernsyourpersonaldatathatisbeingaskedanduploadedonline.In2012thePhilippinespassedtheDataPrivacyAct2012,comprehensiveandstrictprivacylegislationtoprotectthefundamentalhumanrightofprivacy ,ofcommunicationwhileensuringfreeflowofinformationtopromoteinnovationandgrowth.itiscalledRepublicAct10173.Whenitcomestopersonaldataoneshouldbeverycarefulwhengivingsuchinformationontheinternetbecausesomepeoplemightuseitfortheirownpersonalgains.Inthesemoderntimespersonaldataprivacyissoverycrucialbecausesomeinformationshouldnotbemadepublic,particularlythosethatcontaindataaboutyourbankaccountsandotherverysensitiveinformation.2.Chooseyourperspective:Governmentspyingisessentialinordertokeepnationalsecurity .Governmentspyingisnotessentialinordertokeepnationalsecurity .IwillchooseGovernmentspyingasessentialinordertokeepnationalsecurity .Forme,itisessentialthatthegovernmenthaveaccesstopublicinformationalthoughtherearecertainboundariesandonlyaspeciallaworpolicycangivetheauthorityfullcontroltoopencertaininformationofthepeopleparticularlyifitconcernsthesecurityofthecountry .Governmentspyingwillalsomonitorsomeinformationofthepublicprovidedthatitisnotbeingabusedandusedbytheauthoritytoextortorinflictcertainharmtopeoplewhoownsuchinformation.Itisequallyimportantthatthegovernmentshouldputimportancetothedataprivacyofindividualsandatthesametimeneverabuseitspowerwhendoingsuchacts,especiallywhenitconcernsspyingoncertainindividuals,corporations,etc.Thegovernmentshouldalsothinkoftheprosandconswhenitcomestospying,especiallyifitwillharmthegeneralpublicaswellasthesecurityofthecountry .3.Assomeonewhowillworkforthegovernmentsomeday ,willyoudowhatSnowdendid?Y es,iftheauthoritiesareabusingtheirpowerandusingitfortheirownpersonalgain.Itisveryimportantthatasapublicservant,weshouldalwayssidewiththetruthandnothingbutthetruthastheRepublicAct6713statesthatAnactestablishingacodeofconductandethicalstandardsforpublicof ficialsandemployees,toupholdthetime-honoredprincipleofpublicof ficebeingapublictrust,grantingincentivesandrewardsforexemplaryservice,enumeratingprohibitedactsandtransactionsandprovidingpenaltiesforviolationsthereofandforotherpurposes.Andinthe1987ConstitutionArt1 1sec1alsostatesthatPublicof ficeisapublictrust.Publicof ficersandemployeesmust,atalltimes,beaccountabletothepeople,servethemwithutmostresponsibility ,integrity ,loyalty ,andef ficiency;actwithpatriotismandjustice,andleadmodestlives.4.Assomeonewhowillworkforthegovernmentsomeday ,howwillyouhandledataprivacythreatstoourcountry?Iwouldhandledataprivacythreatsinourcountrybyimprovingthedataprivacyactof2012andfurtherenhancingthecompetencyofthenationaltelecommunicationcommission.Databreachinganddataevasionsanctionsandpunishmentshouldbegivenimportanceandneededtobeimplementedcorrectlyandconsistently .Thiswillgivehackersnoroomtohackcertaininformationofthegeneralpublic.IwouldalsoaskforthehelpandcooperationoftheNBIandthePNAtoimprovethesurveillanceandapprehensionofthosepeoplewhoarefoundguiltyofgettingthepersonaldataofotherpeople.T elecommunicationcompaniesandinternetprovidersshouldalsofurtherintensifytheirsecurityandfirewallstopreventdatabreachingaswellasbankscompanies.IcanonlydoitbybecomingapoliticianwhichisaprivilegebecauseIcanpasslawsthatwillhandleandhelpdataprivacythreatsinthecountry .