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MyData Conference 2026—Revisiting MyData: Opening Remarks
Nat Sakimura, Chair, MyData Japan Association Time: 10:05–10:20 MyData Japan 2026—Revisiting MyData On Yesterday’s Kumamoto Earthquake Good morning, everyone. Thank you for j…
The MyData Conference 2026 Is This Wednesday. See You at Hitotsubashi Hall!
I have been posting announcements on X every few days, and the MyDataJapan Conference 2026 is this Wednesday. There are many highlights: Naohiro Fujie, Representative Director of t…
Is This Really a Good Idea? The UK Follows Australia in Moving to Ban Social Media for Children under 16
Prompted by the UK’s ban on social media use by those under 16, this article examines the legislative basis and proportionality of social media regulation intended to protect minor…
【Digital Agency】Summary of the Expert Meeting on Revising the Digital Identity Verification Guidelines (FY6) Published
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…
Digital Agency Authentication App: First-Impression Summary
Last night (June 21), starting at 11 p.m., I held a YouTube Live stream titled “Digital Agency Authentication App: First Impressions.” The idea was to read through the documentatio…
A Must-Read Book for Anyone Working in Identity: The Evolution of the Metaverse—A New World of “Liberation” and “Creation” Sprouting in the Wilderness of Virtual Reality
First, a word for people in the identity industry To begin with, anyone interested in identity should read this book, The Evolution of the Metaverse. By using the metaverse and vir…
【Update】Italian Privacy Authority Orders Immediate Restriction on ChatGPT’s Processing of Italian Users’ Data
(Updated on April 2 at hour 16) At March 30 local time in Rome, the GPDP, Italy’s supervisory authority for personal data protection(commonly known as the Garante), ordered a…
“Personal Information from External Apps Leaks to Facebook Even Without Logging In?”
I cannot quite make sense of the WSJ article from 2/23. What should we make of it? The headline makes it sound as though Facebook’s SDK were spyware. There were also articles…
Court of Justice of the EU Ruling: IP Addresses Are Personal Data, but Storing Them in Logs Is Lawful—Legitimate Interest
Yet another foolish article has been making the rounds. It claims: “EU: New ruling says IP addresses are also personal data; storing access logs without consent is illegal” What no…
Privacy Issues Highlighted by the Suicide of a Junior High School Student in Year 3 Falsely Accused of Shoplifting
The Strange Absence of Reporting on This Severe Consequence of a Privacy Violation This was a truly tragic incident. A male student in junior high school year 3 was falsely accused…
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