Japan:
Cabinet Submits Bill To Amend Personal Information Protection Act
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On March 10, the Cabinet submitted a bill to amend the Personal Information Protection
Act (source document in Japanese) to the Diet. The major
changes proposed by the amendments include (i) the establishment of
a privacy commissioner; (ii) expanding the definition of the
personal information; (iii) new rules on utilizing anonymous
personal data; (iv) applicability of the Act to foreign entities;
and (v) new regulations on the extraterritorial transfer of the
personal data.
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