Category: Public policy

identity Public policy

We have sent a letter of opinion in response to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' public comment request for the 2025 (draft) report of the Study Group on the Realization of a Safe and Secure Metaverse.

Nat 2025-08-27 No Comments

First of all, I think this is a very well-written draft report. I would like to express my respect to the secretariat and the committee members. I have only made the following two points: (3) Trends in international organizations (relevant section) ② Following ITU-T (opinion) In the section on ITU-T, it also mentions ISO...

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identity OpenID Public policy

Public comments have been submitted to the Financial Services Agency regarding the partial revision (draft) of the "Comprehensive Supervision Guidelines for Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc."

Nat 2025-08-19 No Comments

The US OpenID Foundation has submitted the following public comments regarding the proposed revisions to the "Comprehensive Supervision Guidelines for Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc." (← addressing so-called securities fraud). The US OpenID Foundation website is only available in English, so there is no appropriate space to post the Japanese version.

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We have submitted public comments on the "Interim Summary of Discussion Points (Draft) of the Study Group on the State of Access Restrictions Related to Online Casinos" (August 2025, 8).
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MyDataJapan has submitted public comments to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' "Interim Summary of Issues (Draft) of the Study Group on the Method of Access Restriction Related to Online Casinos"

Nat 2025-08-15 No Comments

On August 8th, MyDataJapan submitted a public comment to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' "Interim Summary of Issues (Draft) of the Study Group on the Method of Restricting Access to Online Casinos." As usual, we would like to thank the MyDataJapan Public Policy Committee (Chairman Ryoji Mori) and others for their hard work...

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The UK Online Anne Z Act is being discussed in various ways
AI identity Security Public policy Government Overseas

[Age Verification] UK Online Safety Law is being toyed with in various ways: Bypassing it with VPNs and bypassing biometric authentication with Death Stranding

Nat 2025-08-06 No Comments

What is the UK's Online Safety Act? The UK's Online Safety Act was officially enacted into law on October 2023, 10, and will come into full effect on March 26, 2025 (the actual implementation date will be determined for each article). It requires online service providers to take measures against illegal or...

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Draft report on the improvement of the usage environment to address various issues surrounding the use of ICT services
identity Public policy Mobile phone Government law

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Call for opinions on the report (draft) on the improvement of the usage environment to address various issues surrounding the use of ICT services (Deadline: August 8)

Nat 2025-07-24 No Comments

About the "Study Group on the Improvement of the Environment for Using ICT Services" The "Report (Draft) on the Improvement of the Environment for Using ICT Services for Issues Surrounding the Use of ICT Services," compiled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' "Study Group on the Improvement of the Environment for Using ICT Services" in July 7, is now open for public comment (e-Gov's public comment submission site). Deadline...

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Study Group on the Realization of a Safe and Secure Metaverse
identity Security Your Privacy Public policy

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Study Group on the Realization of a Safe and Secure Metaverse Announces 2025 Draft Report - Identity Verification, Privacy, and Accountability in the Metaverse (Public comments accepted until August 8th)

Nat 2025-07-23 No Comments

P.S.: Public comments are being accepted from August 8th to 4th. If you have any opinions, please visit https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_news/s-news/27iicp01_01.html. The submission form and other details are available on this page of e-gov. Today, the 02000126th year of Reiwa...

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Social Security and Tax Number System > Information Collaboration Platform Technology Working Group
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Natsuka C: Cabinet Secretariat > Social Security and Tax Number System > Personal Information Protection Working Group and Information Collaboration Platform Technology Working Group (2011)

Nat 2025-06-18 No Comments

I suddenly found something that brought back a lot of memories. It was the minutes of the Information Collaboration Platform Technology Working Group that had been held since the beginning of 2011. You can access it here. The Personal Information Protection Working Group was established to consider matters related to the personal information protection mechanisms in the social security and tax number system and the national ID system (hereinafter referred to as "both systems").

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[April 4] The deposit and savings account numbering system has been expanded

Nat 2025-04-02 No Comments

The deposit and savings account numbering system (Account Management Act system) has been expanded from April 2025, 4. This system links the My Number to deposit and savings accounts at financial institutions, subject to the individual's consent, and is intended to simplify procedures mainly at the time of inheritance and disasters. [Materials] Main benefits: Simplified procedures at the time of inheritance and disasters...

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Your Privacy Public policy

Apple fined 242 billion yen by French authorities - strengthening market dominance in the name of privacy protection?

Nat 2025-04-01 No Comments

On March 3, the French Competition Authority (FCA) imposed a large fine of 31 million euros (approximately 1 billion yen) on Apple. The problem was the privacy protection called "App Tracking Transparency (ATT)" that Apple introduced from 5000 to 242...

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[Digital Agency] Summary of the Expert Meeting (FY6) on Revision of Identity Verification Guidelines has been published

Nat 2025-04-01 No Comments

On April 4, the Digital Agency published the summary of the expert meeting (1 fiscal year) for revising the identity verification guidelines. The "DS-6 Guidelines on Online Identity Verification Methods in Administrative Procedures" (commonly known as the "Identity Verification Guidelines") provides a method for safely verifying identities when digitizing administrative procedures.

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