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Yesterday, the “Ultra-Secure Systems Study Group” was held at the University of Tokyo. Ultra-Secure Systems Study Group (Representative: Shuichi Sakai, Dean of the Graduate School…
As expected of Kyoko Shimbun. Published on March 11, 2016, the article “Edited Yearbooks, Anonymous Essay Collections… The Privacy Wave Reaches Graduation Keepsakes” uses humor whi…
I read Mr. Nagae’s essay, “Why Supporters of the Security Legislation Feel Uncomfortable with Demonstrations, and Alternatives to the Security Legislation”[1]. His analysis o…
According to an NHK News report on June 9: Although it is referred to here as the My Number Bill, its official title is the “Bill for Partial Revision of the Act on the Protection…
Now, regarding the obligation to keep records of third-party provision that I pointed out on 3/12[1], I subsequently learned a great deal from people at the Cabinet Secretariat…
Professor Natsui’s blog[1] carried commentary on Japan’s personal information protection legislation, framed as a review of the so-called “privacy freak book…
The proposed amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information was approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday and has been published[1]. Several problems with it have been poi…
On Saturday the 28th, Japan time, the U.S. White House released its draft Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act [1]. This turns the previously announced Consumer Privacy Bill of Righ…
On October 17, 2014, an Executive Order [1] was issued to improve the security of consumer financial transactions. Its 3 main provisions are as follows. Section 1. Securing Payment…
The UK ICO’s public consultation on its privacy seal “scheme” closes today. In British English, “scheme” corresponds to “trust framework” in American English. For example, wh…
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