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ITAC Forum at the OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Digital Economy (2016/6/21)
The program has been released for the OECD ITAC (Internet Technical Advisory Committee) Forum, which will be held next week on June 21 (Tuesday), ahead of the OECD Ministerial Meet…
A Campaign to Enshrine the Right to Identity in Costa Rica’s Constitution Is Revived
It appears that a movement to enshrine in the constitution an individual’s right to decide whether or not to have a Virtual Personality (or Digital Identity, as it might be c…
A 6-Hour Discussion After the Ultra-Secure Systems Study Group
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…
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…
As Expected of Kyoko Shimbun: The Abnormality of Today’s Privacy Violations, as Seen in “Edited Yearbooks, Anonymous Essay Collections… The Privacy Wave Reaches Graduation Keepsakes”
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…
Freedom of Speech, Personal Data Protection, Human Rights, Dignity, and Privacy—Considered Through the Privacy of the Deceased
The Karuizawa Bus Accident was an extremely tragic incident. In this case, many news organizations reported the victims’ photographs, personal relationships, and other detail…
EU Court of Justice Rules U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement Invalid
(Jiji Press, Brussels) On the 6th, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Luxembourg) ruled that the arrangement between the EU and the United States known as “Safe Harbor,” w…
On November 13, I Will Speak at the 5th Symposium on Biometrics, Recognition and Authentication
On Friday, November 13, from 15:50, I will give a presentation at the “5th Symposium on Biometrics, Recognition and Authentication.” Privacy Trust Frameworks and the Use of Persona…
“Adult Privacy”: Customer and Credit Card Data from an Infidelity Website, Including Nude Photos and Sexual Fantasies, Released
On the evening of August 18 U.S. time, customer and credit card information stolen from the infidelity dating website “Ashley Madison” [1], reportedly covering 37 million people an…
Corporate Big Data Is Leaking Everywhere
Apparently, many companies’ “big data” is leaking everywhere. According to BinaryEdge[1], a security company in Zurich, Switzerland, the results of its study[2] show that vas…
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