The government decided the annual report of the "Personal Information Protection Commission" at a cabinet meeting on the 10th, and last year there were about 5,800 cases of leakage or loss of personal information by private businesses, and "specific individuals" related to My Number. It is said that there were 170 leaks of "information".

At a cabinet meeting on the 10th, the government decided last year's annual report of the "Personal Information Protection Commission" that oversees whether personal information is properly managed.



According to this, the number of leaks and loss of personal information by private businesses was 5846, which is 1705 more than the previous year.



In addition, there were 217 cases where the Personal Information Protection Commission provided guidance and advice, and in the problem that the communication application LINE made the user's personal information accessible from China, the access authority to personal information was given. It is said that he instructed the review.



In addition, it is said that it has issued an order to stop posting to businesses that illegally published the names and addresses of people who went bankrupt on the Internet without the consent of the person.



On the other hand, there were 170 cases of leakage of "specific personal information" related to My Number, of which 9 cases were "serious situations" such as the loss of information of more than 100 people.