House Bill 6974 also known as CyberCrimePrevention Act of 2009 is already on its third reading. House Speaker Prospero Nograles announced that this is among his priority bills. Given that Congress has less than 14 sessions, this bill may be railroaded.
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Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond Palatino stated that his opposition to the proposed bill is for similar reasons that he is against the Right of Reply Bill. “The bill may be used to stifle freedom of expression, speech and the press and may violate the people’s right to privacy. The definition of ‘cybercrime’ in the bill is vague and its scope overly-broad that it may criminalize ordinary electronic activities of any Tom, Dick or Harry who uses the Internet, a mobile phone or any electronic device,” he said.
Check out Kabataan Party-list's full statement here.
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