Japan:
Cabinet Releases Enforcement Cabinet Order Of Personal Information Protection Act
05 December 2016
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Richard Johnson
,
Anand Varadarajan
,
Nicole Perry
and
Alexa Sendukas
Jones Day
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On October 5, after a review of public comments, the Cabinet released (source document in Japanese) the
Enforcement Cabinet Order of the Personal Information Protection Act. Notably,
the order defines the term "Individual Identification
Code," which is a category of personal information spanning
DNA data, finger or palm print data, passport number, or
driver's license number.
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