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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2023
Japan to offer insurance certificates to those without integrated My Number card
Those who haven't merged their My Number and health insurance cards can apply for the free certificate, or continue using the insurance card for one more year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2023
TikTok ban gains steam in Congress, dialing up pressure on Biden
The attention on TikTok underscores concerns in Congress that TikTok and its parent comapny, ByteDance, could share information on U.S. users with Chinese authorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2023
Japan weighs linking benefits recipients' bank info with My Number
Under a proposed law revision, authorities will ask people whose account info is already known to public bodies for benefit payments whether they want to link the two.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 23, 2022
Meta to pay $725 million in Cambridge Analytica scandal settlement
Facebook's parent company admitted no wrongdoing, saying in a statement that settling was 'in the best interest of our community and shareholders.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2022
ByteDance employees accessed TikTok data of two journalists in leak probe
The data was accessed as part of an unsuccessful effort to identify potential connections between journalists and company employees, to learn if they were in the same location.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022
TikTok U.S. security deal’s prospects clouded by FBI doubts and state bans
A congressional panel is seeking a way to let TikTok keep operating in the U.S. while also preventing the possibility that the Chinese government could access user data.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 23, 2022
The government wants you to get a My Number card. Should you?
The cards offer more convenient access to government services, but many people have been hesitant to get them due to concerns over data leaks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2022
Toyota says about 296,000 pieces of customer info possibly leaked
The automaker said, however, that there was no possibility that users' sensitive personal information was leaked.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 6, 2022
Claim of TikTok breach spotlights viral app’s lure as target
TikTok surpassed a billion monthly users a year ago and now ranks as many young people's favorite app, making it an enticing target for hackers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2022
North Koreans suspected of using fake resumes to infiltrate cryptocurrency sector
Gathering intelligence about upcoming trends in the industry could give Pyongyang an edge in how to launder cryptocurrency and avoid sanctions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2022
Alleged Shanghai cyberattack exposes dangers of China’s data trove
The purported theft of 23 terabytes of personal information on up to a billion Chinese citizens from a police database could be one of the biggest leaks the world has ever seen.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2022
U.S. abortion reversal spurs online data fears
As states move to restrict abortions after the Supreme Court's landmark reversal, worries grow that social media posts or information on apps could be used by authorities to build cases.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2022
Japan's top court orders Twitter to delete posts on man's past arrest
The Supreme Court's Second Petty Bench ruled that the continued existence of the posts constituted an invasion of the man's privacy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2022
Lost USB memory sticks with data on Japanese city's residents found
Suita police officers and a worker found a bag containing the USB sticks outside an apartment building in Suita, Osaka Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2022
Japanese city loses memory drive with information on all 460,000 residents
The lost data included the residents' names, addresses and dates of birth, as well as the bank account numbers of welfare-receiving households, among other information.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 14, 2022
Your connected car knows you. The tussle for that data is hitting high gear.
Car manufacturers, guarding their gatekeeper role in accessing data from their vehicles, have resisted specific regulations for in-vehicle data, saying that protecting consumers is key.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2022
Personal info leaks from listed Japan firms hit record high in 2021
The number of personal information leaks from companies listed on Japanese stock exchanges, as well as their subsidiaries, rose by 30% in 2021 from the previous year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2022
Living by the code: In China, COVID-era controls may outlast the virus
Beijing already had a vast ability to track its 1.4 billion citizens before the pandemic — now that monitoring is far more expansive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2022
Olympic athletes told to leave phones at home to dodge spying in China
Beijing has promised the world's top athletes access to a partially unfettered internet during the Winter Games, but security experts say there are reasons to exercise caution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2021
Japan Post admits losing personal details of 214,000 bond and trust fund clients
The oversight was identified during a probe sparked when information on 318 customers was lost across four prefectures last November.

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