thejapantimes, to Japan
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Japan's parliament has enacted a law that enables personal information on My Number social security and taxation identification cards to be stored in smartphones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/31/japan/crime-legal/my-number-law/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The government will launch a My Number card feature for the Apple Wallet on the iPhone in the spring next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/society/my-number-ios/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The government plans to allow people obtaining My Number cards to show digital student IDs and employee IDs as valid identification documents when receiving the cards, starting as early as May. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/15/japan/ids-my-number-cards/

thejapantimes, to business
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In the race to lead AI tech companies including OpenAI, Google and Meta have cut corners, ignored corporate policies and debated bending the law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/08/tech/tech-giants-harvest-data-ai/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Having organized parties and offered dating and fashion advice, the Tokyo government now hopes for a broader reach and better results by releasing an AI-powered dating app as early as this spring. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/23/japan/society/tokyo-marriage-app/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Buenos Aires authorities want to reinstate a system of 300 cameras linked to a national crime database — dubbed Buenos Aires' Big Brother — but rights experts warn it poses a threat to citizens' rights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/20/world/society/buenos-aires-facial-recognition-privacy/

thejapantimes, to business
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Japan's communications ministry has urged LY, operator of the Line messaging app, to strengthen its protection of users' personal data following a massive data breach last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/05/companies/japan-line-operator-personal-info-leak/

thejapantimes, to business
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West President Masaaki Moribayashi said Thursday that he will step down at the end of March to take responsibility for massive customer information theft at a subsidiary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/29/ntt-west-resign/

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U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has unveiled an executive order barring genomic data transfers to China, as it seeks to protect American personal data over national security concerns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/29/world/politics/biden-us-data-china-russia/

indianewswatch, to privacy

The data collection app at the heart of the BJP’s Indian election campaign

Rest of World’s reporting shows the extent to which Narendra Modi’s ruling party is using its Saral app to strategize ahead of the general election.

https://restofworld.org/2024/bjp-saral-app-data-gathering/

indianewswatch, to privacy

Passengers say CISF, airport staff are collecting biometric data without consent

The data is being collected for Digi Yatra, which allows for digital processing of passengers; Digi Yatra Foundation CEO says they are “ramping up” the app’s use across airports through such one-time sign-ups.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/passengers-say-cisf-and-airport-staff-are-collecting-biometric-data-without-consent/article67710134.ece

indianewswatch, to meta

Surveillance Giant on India's 'List of Pegasus Alternatives' Has 4 Subsidiaries in India

Verint or Cognyte had had its stock dumped by Norway’s sovereign wealth fund after an investigation by Meta found widespread abuse.

https://thewire.in/tech/pegasus-alternative-verint-cognyte-india-subsidiaries

thewxtech, to infosec

It's been a hot minute since I made tech/infosec video. Life has been busy, but I had just enough downtime to make another quick video. This is about the importance of Multi-factor Authentication (MFA).

TL;DR: If you have the option to set it up, please use it.

https://youtu.be/X7IwlyNAySQ

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The government said that it has found a total of 15,907 mistakes in linking information to My Number personal identification numbers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/13/japan/my-number-info-linkage-mistakes/?utm_content=bufferd2001&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Around half of the hospitals that accept Japan's My Number identification say they see no benefit for patients, according to a labor ministry survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/03/japan/science-health/my-number-id-cards-survey/?utm_content=buffer9b4b5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Japan is not considering penalties for noncompliant businesses in its planned guidelines on the development and use of generative artificial intelligence, government and ruling coalition officials said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/24/japan/politics/generative-ai-guidelines-no-penalties/?utm_content=buffer0e748&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers has compiled a revised rough draft of a bill on assisted reproductive technology, calling for information to be disclosed on third-party donors of eggs or sperm where the individual is not specified. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/08/japan/eggs-sperms-donors-dislosure/?utm_content=buffer0153b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to business
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GSK will pay 23andMe $20 million for access to the genetic-testing company’s vast trove of consumer DNA data, extending a five-year collaboration that’s allowed the drugmaker to mine genetic data as it researches new medications. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/31/companies/drugmakers-23andme-consumer-dna/?utm_content=bufferc429e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

indianewswatch, (edited ) to security

Indians’ Personal Data Breached Yet Again, but No Sign That Gaps Will Be Plugged

A US cybersecurity firm found that a threat actor had advertised the sale of close to 815 million Aadhaar records for a price of $80,000.

https://thewire.in/tech/indians-personal-data-breached-yet-again-but-no-sign-that-gaps-will-be-plugged

thejapantimes, to business
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A unit of NTT West said Tuesday that a former temporary worker had leaked some 9 million sets of customer information — including addresses, names and phone numbers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/17/companies/ntt-information-leak/?utm_content=buffer6900b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

indianewswatch, to delhi

NewsClick Raids: What Does The Law Say On Seizure of Phones, Laptops?

Delhi Police raided homes of several journalists associated with NewsClick and online news portal and detained some for questioning.

https://www.boomlive.in/law/newsclick-raids-uapa-what-does-the-law-say-on-seizure-of-phones-and-laptops-23226

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The Personal Information Protection Commission has issued administrative guidance to the Digital Agency over the problem-prone My Number personal identification system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/20/japan/digital-agency-guidance-my-number/?utm_content=buffer7d9e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The Digital Agency said Tuesday it will start a test to demonstrate use of My Number personal identification cards in entertainment, for age verification when serving alcoholic beverages at event venues, for example. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/06/japan/my-number-events-entertainment/?utm_content=bufferf27d0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to business
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X, the social network that used to be known as Twitter, has updated its privacy policy to include new user data it plans to collect, including biometric data as well as employment and educational history. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/31/tech/x-collect-biometric-data-job-school-history/?utm_content=bufferc975a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The health ministry said Thursday that work to allow the use of My Number social security and taxation identification cards as public health insurance cards was unfinished for some 770,000 people across the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/25/japan/society/my-number-health-insurance/?utm_content=bufferd3630&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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