Decided on the outline of the system revision of the Personal Information Protection Law Government Committee December 13 18:40
The government's Personal Information Protection Committee met on the 13th in response to concerns about the handling of data of huge IT companies, and tightened the conditions for companies to use data such as Internet IDs and browsing records. We have compiled the general rules for reviewing the Personal Information Protection Law.
According to this, personal information may be identified as companies may be able to identify individuals by combining data such as Internet IDs and browsing records that are not currently considered personal information with other data. It is necessary to treat it equally.
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 are tightened.
In addition, under the current law, users can request suspension of use of personal information only when the company obtains personal information illegally. To relax the requirement so that
Furthermore, if a company leaks personal data, it is not currently required to report to the Personal Information Protection Committee, so if there is more than a certain number of data leaks in the future, the committee will promptly To report to.
The Personal Information Protection Committee will submit a revised draft of the Personal Information Protection Law to the ordinary Diet next year based on the outline decided this time.