Anti-cybercrime law only for erring netizens, says lawmaker

10:57 am | Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

Congressman Sigfrid R. Tinga, head of the ICT Committee in Congress, says the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 is necessary to go after erring internet users. Video by INQUIRER.net’s Ryan Leagogo

Congressman Sigfrid R. Tinga. RYAN LEAGOGO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines–The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 is necessary to go after those erring internet users, a lawmaker said Tuesday during the Cybercrime Forum.

“Technology can be used for both good and bad,” Congressman Sigfrid R. Tinga, head of the ICT Committee in Congress said, as he likened technology to a car that can be used also to run over someone.

He said the law the country has is already antique and the Cybercrime Law is needed to run after those who abuse modern technology.

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Tags: Cybercrime Prevention Act , Sigfrid Tinga

LuwigVonMises

shut up! magcybercrime law k magisa mo. huwag mo kami lahat idamay.
http://profile.yahoo.com/2Z2PURDW6M7FE2ZEN25QXY6UIM Norbert

Mukhang ASO isa ka sa inutil.. ASO ASO ASO kumahol ka ng kumahol hanggang gusto mo!

http://profile.yahoo.com/L3NDCPVUDYTIJXHY644XSDGXDU Dylan

LOL! ikaw ang mukhang aso! ungas ka! :D

PunongKawal

Your stup1d law could’ve passed smoothly if you constantly scheming politicians have our trust. You are all no better than malicious trolls, Internet perverts, and blackhat hackers.

Bradley Liboon

ah pikon amp0ta. iyak ka na lang dun sa nanay mong p0kp0k..ui ifaflag nya to ;=)

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_RWMUHAICCBMSWWQNMTUTBWHXBY Onofre

There is a saying that goes ‘To err is to human, to forgive divine.’ We are humans. Are we not entitled to err? If erring in the internet means incarceration, then you have to imprisoned all internet users because I believe everyone had erred one way or the other.

Bradley Liboon

tinamaan ka agad pre? nakakaurat ka talaga siguro noh lalo na yang muka mo sa totoong buhay haha

PurpleDaisy13

The Libel provisions within the Cybercrime Law is a trojan horse, a virus, a worm, a hidden provision designed to penetrate and cause cancer to the Constitution and freedom of Expression entitled to all citizens of a democratic nation.

Their 1st Cybercrime complaint has already been proven to be a failure. Once her recorded se x video has already been distributed throughout the internet for the past several years, the Philippines can no longer expect to control the policies of every other country in the world that has a copy of her se x video on their web servers.

Thus, it is a more effective local anti-freedom of expression law than it is an international cybercrime law.

Anti-cybercrime law only for erring netizens, says lawmaker

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