Review of the Personal Information Protection Law Outline Tsunami to stricter corporate use November 30, 8:01

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In the midst of concerns about the handling of data from huge IT companies, the government committee gathered the outline of the outline for the review of the Personal Information Protection Law, etc., and when companies use data such as Internet IDs and browsing records The conditions are stricter.

According to it, it may be possible for companies to identify individuals by associating other data with data such as Internet IDs and browsing records that are not currently considered personal information. It is necessary to treat it as personal information.

In addition, when a company provides an individual's ID or browsing record to another company, if it is clear that the provider company will use it in a form that identifies the individual, it will require the user's consent, The usage conditions have been tightened.

In addition, under the current law, users can request suspension of use of personal information only when the company obtains personal information illegally, but in the future, it will also be suspended for advertisements and solicitations. To relax the requirement to be able to request.

The government's Personal Information Protection Committee will decide on a charter that includes these contents by the end of this year, and will submit a revised draft of the Personal Information Protection Law to the ordinary Diet next year.