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Why Companies Need an AI Philosophy and Policy

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 2, 2025 | Accountable Leadership, Online Safety and Privacy, People First Culture | 0 comments

When AI misfires, companies pay. A strong AI philosophy and policy keep the risks away.

How Safe Are Your USBs and Removable Devices?

by Sonnie Santos | Feb 20, 2024 | Online Safety and Privacy | 0 comments

Kaspersky warns Filipinos of USB risks after finding 36.80% of users faced local threats in 2023.

How To Maintain Your Online Privacy

by Sonnie Santos | Feb 19, 2024 | Online Safety and Privacy | 0 comments

Because data breach is still possible despite precautions, we should avoid online activities that can harm our well-being and reputation.

Good Digital Hygiene Tips to Start Your 2023

by Sonnie Santos | Jan 8, 2023 | Online Safety and Privacy | 0 comments

Digital hygiene, when practiced diligently and consistently, can protect your privacy and personal information

How to Keep Your Online Shopping Safe

by Sonnie Santos | Dec 19, 2022 | Online Safety and Privacy | 0 comments

Online shopping has become an integral part of Filipino lives, especially during holidays. and scammers are also plotting how to steal your money and identity.

Collective Push Against Cyber Bullying

by Sonnie Santos | Nov 26, 2022 | Accountable Leadership, Online Safety and Privacy | 0 comments

The fight against cyberbullying is advancing as more institutions are joining hands to combat the abusive use of free speech.

What To Do To Protect Online Privacy

by Sonnie Santos | Mar 30, 2022 | Online Safety and Privacy | 0 comments

We are being watched online- websites are logging our clicks, keystrokes and pretty much everything about our online behavior.

Safeguards To Protect Filipino Children Against Bullying

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 13, 2021 | Accountable Leadership, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Online Safety and Privacy | 3 comments

Together, we can protect human rights, stop bullying and co-create a safe space in schools, offices and in virtual spaces.

Online Bullying and Libel in the Philippines

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 11, 2021 | Accountable Leadership, Online Safety and Privacy | 0 comments

Online Bullying is the top 3 cybercrime in the Philippines for the most part of 2020

How To Deal With Office Harassment While Awaiting ILO C190 Ratification

by Sonnie Santos | Sep 28, 2021 | Accountable Leadership, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Online Safety and Privacy, People First Culture | 0 comments

Workplace harassment or office bullying and violence will come to an end when countries around the globe ratify ILOs C190. Wishful thinking?

5 Steps to Resolve Work from Home Issues

by Sonnie Santos | Aug 16, 2021 | Accountable Leadership, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Online Safety and Privacy | 2 comments

Because COVID-19 forced companies to adapt work from home arrangements, trust, productivity, and mental health issues surfaced. Take these 5 action steps to resolve the issues once and for all.

Blended Learning: How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online

by Sonnie Santos | Jul 16, 2020 | Accountable Leadership, Online Safety and Privacy | 0 comments

Blended learning is the fusion of traditional and non-traditional methods of learning. Maximizing the use of technology, telecommunications and the internet

Dark Social: A New Twist in Online Bullying

by Sonnie Santos | Jan 8, 2020 | Accountable Leadership, Online Safety and Privacy | 0 comments

A decade after I flagged online bullying, some laws where passed to address the problem. But the challenge remain as online abuse is still prevalent

When Cyberbullying Is Not

by Sonnie Santos | Aug 13, 2019 | Accountable Leadership, Online Safety and Privacy | 47 comments

It is not cyberbullying when the expression is a protected speech. Expressions that fall outside free speech are those that infringe on another persons basic and human rights.

What is Online Libel, Is It Cyberbullying?

by Sonnie Santos | Jul 2, 2019 | Accountable Leadership, ASK and Answer, Online Safety and Privacy | 17 comments

Cyber libel is one of the crimes under the new cybercrime law in the Philippines. This can be used by victims of online bullying

Cyber Wellness in the Philippines

by Sonnie Santos | Mar 21, 2016 | Online Safety and Privacy, Resilience, Sonnie's Talks | 38 comments

Cyber wellness is a mindset of proactive, critical, and safety-first online behavior. Digital hygiene on the other hand is about the best practices to keep our digital assets clean.

Violence Against Children in the Philippines- UNICEF

by Sonnie Santos | Dec 5, 2015 | Online Safety and Privacy | 14 comments

More boys are on the receiving end of sexual violence against children in PH, surprised?

Blogging, Free Speech and Online Libel

by Sonnie Santos | Nov 10, 2015 | Online Safety and Privacy | 21 comments

Depending on your personal bias, (online) libel can be viewed as either curtailing your right to free speech and expression; or protecting you from abusive expression or speech by others

Statistics: Bullying Cases Up by 21% In Philippine Schools

by Sonnie Santos | Sep 29, 2015 | Online Safety and Privacy | 84 comments

Bullying cases in elementary and high school of both private and public schools on 2014 rose by 21% or a total of 6,363 cases, compare w/ the 5,236 on 2013.

Why Schools Should Have A Cyber Wellness Program

by Sonnie Santos | Jun 22, 2015 | Online Safety and Privacy | 24 comments

Internet freedom w/o the right framework (a Cyber Wellness program) can lead to either abusive behavior or a recipient of cyber abuse – @ASKSonnie

How To: “Mobile Device Safety” First

by Sonnie Santos | May 15, 2015 | Online Safety and Privacy | 12 comments

Most of us protect the hardware and exterior of our mobile device, but do not exert enough effort to protect the OS and contents of unit. Think mobile device safety first, too.

Free Speech Can Violate A Human Right

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 23, 2015 | Online Safety and Privacy | 11 comments

Free speech (art. 19) can violate a human right, because abuses can infringe on the right to privacy (art. 12) and makes us remiss of our responsibility (art. 29)

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