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On April 1, the Digital Agency published the summary of the Expert Meeting on Revising the Digital Identity Verification Guidelines (FY6). “DS-500 Guidelines for Online Identity Ve…
As digital technology evolves, our dependence on personal information and data continues to grow. Yet many government-provided ID systems do not always give sufficient consideratio…
This is slightly old news, but the OECD published an interesting document on February 5. The following is a broad summary of its contents. Please consult the original document for…
At the Personal Information Protection Commission meeting on February 5, the Commission presented a specific direction for designing rules in the areas concerning “the nature of ru…
Starting on October 7, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare will progressively introduce improvements that simplify the procedures for using the My Number health insurance ca…
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has announced plans to begin making the My Number Health Insurance Card available on smartphones around spring 2025. The new system is ex…
The integration of driver’s licenses and My Number Cards will soon become a reality. This groundbreaking change could have a major impact on our daily lives. Under a new poli…
On September 10, 2024, the Cabinet decided that the amended Family Register Act providing for furigana in family registers will take effect on May 26, 2025. This will bring prepara…
On August 12, the public consultation on the Implementing Acts for the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) opened. Anyone can submit comments. The deadline is September 9. There are…
Report on the King’s Speech states on pages 39–41 that the UK government plans a new Digital Information and Smart Data (DISD) Bill. The bill seeks to harness data for econom…
