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Philippine tax for digital services

Soon we will be paying more for digital services, even internet identifier like domain names can be included, and that's a definitive VAT. In PH it's equivalent to 12%. Although, we still have to see invoice for domain names registration and renewal fees being added with VAT. You should be getting reminders from your local and international service providers to key-in your tax details, if you haven't yet done so. We must say, this is especially for those who had to directly acquire digital services with the source and not through local resellers. If you've been dealing with local resellers, your digital services may probably have been subjected with, and had added, VAT included in your payment ever since. You should be, but you have to check it.  For online local retailers, you may have been VAT registered and paying your taxes with or without that digital tax. Don't take this as an advice and ascertain it with your accountant to be sure.

Data privacy

Who needs it? I would say all. Not only human being would require their confidential information must be protected at all times. It includes electronic transactions and media, devices, archival, repositories and more, where a bulk of information are cast. In compliance of international standards, laws and regulations, considering they are engage effectively, individual and organizations could attain their required level of information security. Data Privacy Day is celebrated (worldwide?), January 28 every year. It promotes events and activities that stimulate the development of technology tools and create dialogues among stakeholders interested in advancing data protection and privacy.

One-sided look: (A short tale on) Infrastructure Security

Security, as they may say especially from specialists, without doubt has great impact to stakeholders and organizations that wants all its assets, except those of meant to be public, be protected at all times or when it is warranted. In the case of a critical information infrastructure, there might be a one-sided answer that IT specialists would at first hand consider before dealing on any other security solutions. Look at how internetworks is link on one end to the other. There are many different ways a multiple network sites could be interconnected, most popularly through the Internet, however the choice still depends on the kind of data that flows through it. Say at Qwerty Auto Elec Company (QAEC in short, fictitious organization name only), the riches and biggest, wanted all of its domestic and international offices linked altogether and must be secured without regard to drawbacks. It does not want its information leaked, no unauthorized access and ingress attacks (e.g. DOS) on the...