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A cartoon-like image of a man struggling to submit a public comment to the Japanese government's e-gov website due to an error. The title is "Public Comment That Couldn't Be Submitted: Request for Opinions on the 'First Report (Draft) of the Working Group on Youth Protection, Study Group on Addressing Various Issues in Information Distribution in Digital Space'."
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Unsubmitted Public Comments: Request for opinions on the "First Report (Draft) of the Working Group on Youth Protection, Study Group on Addressing Issues in Information Distribution in Digital Space"

Nat 2026-07-09

The deadline for submitting comments on the "First Report (Draft) of the Working Group on Youth Protection, Study Group on Addressing Issues in Information Distribution in Digital Space" was July 8th, 23:59. I finished the FAPI WG meeting early and started the submission process around 23:40, but I encountered file name errors and other issues…

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The Light and Shadow of Restrictions on Social Media for Minors
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Is this really a good idea? > Following Australia, the UK is also going to ban social media use for those under 16.

Nat 2026-06-16

This study examines the legislative facts and proportionality of SNS regulations aimed at protecting minors, spurred by the UK's ban on SNS use for those under 16. It also outlines the serious side effects that the generalization of age and identity verification could have on children's access to news, anonymous speech, journalism and civic activities, privacy, and liberal democracy.

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Discord is on fire after authorities report codes and other information were found in Persona code, which is supposed to be used for age verification

Nat 2026-02-22 No Comments

The source code for the Persona front-end used by Discord for age verification was accidentally made public. Analysis of this code has caused a stir, as it was discovered that, while it was supposed to be performing "age verification," it also had modules that compared facial images with watchlists and PEPs, and reported directly to the government.

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Surveillance or efficiency? UK's "mandatory digital ID wallet" policy undergoes a major transformation ~ Over 160 million signatures against it overnight (Parliamentary petition)

Nat 2025-09-30 No Comments

As we reported in X, on September 26th, the UK government announced plans to introduce digital IDs through the "GOV.UK Digital Wallet." This has sparked a major debate in the digital society, with calls for efficiency clashing with concerns about privacy violations. Of particular note is...

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Study Group on the Realization of a Safe and Secure Metaverse
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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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MyDataJapan2025 opening ceremony

Nat 2025-07-17 No Comments

Good morning, everyone. I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your participation in MyData Japan 2025. Those gathered here today include business people, government officials, engineers, researchers, and citizens - all of us with different positions and expertise. However, we are all now discussing the question of "how to improve our relationship with data..."

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[Held on July 7th] MyData Japan 17: Digging deeper into the "practice" of utilizing personal data! The forefront of evolving data governance

Nat 2025-07-07 Comment

The season for the MyDataJapan conference has come around again this year. "MyData Japan 2025 ~ MyData in Practice ~" is one of the largest conferences in Japan, which explores sustainable and ethical data utilization centered on individuals. This year's theme is "MyDa…

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SNS Recommendations: Behind the scenes of yesterday, how is your information being used now?
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📲Behind the scenes of recommended features on SNS - Are smartphones eavesdropping on conversations?! How is your information being used now? - From NHK Chirushiru (5/31)

Nat 2025-06-03 No Comments

MyDataJapan Director Ota explains the dangerous digital reality that you should be unaware of Hello! Today I would like to introduce the contents of a rather important story that was featured on NHK's "Chiru Shiru" that was aired last week. MyDataJapan's director Ota explains the "recommended features" of SNS that we use every day without thinking about it.

Further display 📲Behind the scenes of recommended features on SNS - Are smartphones eavesdropping on conversations?! How is your information being used now? - From NHK Chirushiru (5/31)
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Japan Post to consider introducing 7-digit alphanumeric address recognition for deliveries to Rakuten Group and other companies...

Nat 2025-05-26 No Comments

The top story in the Nikkei newspaper on May 5th was "Japan Post to consider introducing 26-digit alphanumeric address identification for deliveries to Rakuten Group and other companies", but experts have already started to comment on it. Professor Ichiro Sato of the National Institute of Informatics and editorial committee member Naoki Asakawa of Nikkei BP are both right. Of course, on the other hand...

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Apple fined 242M Euro 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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