4. This Act was made to prevent all
forms of misuse, abuse, and
illegal access of information, to
protect and safeguard the
integrity of computer, computer
and communications
systems, networks, and
databases, and the
confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of information and
5. WHAT MAKES IT AN
ISSUE?
Some people are
claiming that
RA#10175 violates
the freedom of
expression
(Art.III, Sec. 4)
6. REVIEW:
Freedom of speech and
expression , and of the
press, otherwise known
as freedom of
expression, implies the
right to freely utter and
publish whatever one
7. previous restraint, and to
be protected against any
responsibility as long as it
does not violate the
law, or injure someone's
character, reputation or
business. It also includes
the right to circulate what
is published.
8. SCOPE OF FREEDOM OF
EXPRESSION
Free speech and free
press, the rights of
assembly and
petition, the right to form
associations or society
not contrary to law, and
the right to religious
freedom.
9. "Speech" and "expression"
covers any form of oral
utterances such as protests
as expression of opinion
about subjects of public
concern. (picketing, display
of flag, salute to the flag, or
expression by means of
motion picture)
10. The "press" covers every
sort of publications:
newspapers, periodicals
, magazines, books, leafl
ets, etc., Radio and
television as
instruments of mass
comm. may also be
13. IT HAS BEEN CLEARED FROM
THE VERY BEGINNING THAT:
The Act was made to prevent all
forms of misuse, abuse, and illegal
access of information, to protect
and safeguard the integrity of
computer, computer and
communications
systems, networks, and
databases, and the
confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of information and data
stored.
14. freedom of expression as
long as it does not violate
the law, or injure
someone's
character, reputation or
business. Includes the
right to circulate what is
published.
15. WHAT ACTS ARE INCLUDED
IN CYBERCRIME OFFENSES?
SOME offenses against the
confidentiality, integrity and availability
of computer data and systems:
(1) Illegal Access. – The access to the
whole or any part of a computer system
without right.
(2) Data Interference. — The intentional
or reckless
alteration, damaging, deletion or
deterioration of computer
data, electronic document, or electronic
data message, without right, including
the introduction or transmission of
16. Misuse of Devices.
The
use, production, sale, procurement,
importation, distribution, or
otherwise making
available, without right, of:
A computer password, access
code, or similar data by which the
whole or any part of a computer
system is capable of being
accessed with intent that it be used
for the purpose of committing any
of the offenses under this Act.
17. Cyber-squatting. – The acquisition of a
domain name over the internet in bad
faith to profit, mislead, destroy
reputation, and deprive others from
registering the same
(b) Computer-related Offenses:
Computer-related Forgery. —The
input, alteration, or deletion of any
computer data without right resulting in
inauthentic data with the intent that it be
considered or acted upon for legal
purposes as if it were
authentic, regardless whether or not the
18. Computer-related Fraud. — The
unauthorized input, alteration, or
deletion of computer data or
program or interference in the
functioning of a computer
system, causing damage
Computer-related Identity Theft. –
The intentional
acquisition, use, misuse, transfer, p
ossession, alteration or deletion of
identifying information belonging
to another, whether natural or
juridical, without right
19. Content-related Offenses:
(1) Cybersex. — The willful
engagement, maintenance, c
ontrol, or operation, directly
or indirectly, of any
lascivious exhibition of
sexual organs or sexual
activity, with the aid of a
computer system
20. NOW, ARE THOSE
OFFENSES CITED
VIOLATE THE LAW, OR
INJURE SOMEONE'S
CHARACTER, REPUTAT
ION OR BUSINESS?
21. Therefore, is there
any violation made
against the
freedom of
expression? YES
or NO ? WHY ?
22.
23. RA#10175 ITS EFFECT TO OUR PRESENT
SITUATION? WHAT IT SUGGESTS?
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
INDUSTRIES such as content
production, telecommunications, broad
casting electronic commerce, and data
processing, CONTRIBUTE IN THE
NATION’S OVERALL SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
The importance of providing conducive
environment also helps to the
development and acceleration of the
state
