Business Apr 25, 2019
Japan's info protection panel considers beefing up protections for internet users' data
Japan is considering strengthening regulations against corporate IT giants like Amazon.com and Google LLC.
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National / Crime & Legal Apr 25, 2019
Police can use wiretapping devices to decrypt and record at prefectural HQs across Japan from June
The National Police Agency revised wiretapping regulations Thursday, enabling investigators from June 1 to listen in on phone conversations while at headquarters of prefectural police departments without the presence of officials from telecommunications carriers. Under previous rules, investigators had been conducting such operations at telecom ...
National Apr 23, 2019
At Tokyo C20, civil society leaders from around the world press to be heard at Osaka G20
by Eric Johnston
Participants from 40 countries concluded a gathering in Tokyo calling for inclusion at the Group of 20 leaders’ summit set to be hosted by Osaka this year.
National / Social Issues Apr 19, 2019
Concerns rise in Japan over growing number of LGBT people being outed
by Takumi Toguchi
People having their sexual orientation or gender identity revealed without their consent has become a deepening problem in Japan, a country known for its culture in which the "nail that sticks out gets hammered down." In recent years, there have been a growing number of ...
World Apr 13, 2019
U.S. has two months to finalize extradition case against WikiLeaks' Assange
U.S. prosecutors have just under two months to present British authorities with a final and detailed criminal case to justify the possible extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a U.S. government official said on Friday. The official, who asked for anonymity when discussing the case, ...
World | ANALYSIS Apr 12, 2019
WikiLeaks designed 21st century model for leak-based journalism in a wired age
Using cryptography and virtual drop boxes, Julian Assange's WikiLeaks created a revolutionary new model for media to lure massive leaks from whistleblowers, exposing everything from U.S. military secrets to wealthy tax dodgers' illicit offshore accounts. Assange's arrest in London Thursday on a U.S. extradition request ...
World | ANALYSIS Apr 12, 2019
Long, dogged legal slog likely before Britain extradites WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
by Raphael Satter
The battle between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the American government was always going to be epic, involving concepts like free speech, journalists' rights, national interests, even treason. As Assange settled in to his first night in British custody, his allies and enemies alike are ...
World Apr 12, 2019
Exasperated Ecuador ends asylum for Julian Assange, the world's worst house guest
Did Western media and government hypocrisy bring about Julian Assange's arrest, or was it his bad manners? The dramatic end to Julian Assange's asylum has sparked curiosity about his seven-year stay inside Ecuador's embassy in London that was marked by his late-night skateboarding, the physical ...
World Apr 11, 2019
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by British police at Ecuadorian Embassy
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was expelled from his hideout in Ecuador's embassy in London Thursday and promptly arrested by London police as his lawyer said he faces extradition to the U.S. London police said Assange was arrested moments after Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said on ...
Business / Tech Apr 9, 2019
Big Tech feels the heat as U.S. moves to protect consumer data
Momentum is gaining in Washington for a privacy law that could sharply rein in the ability of the largest technology companies to collect and make money off people's personal data. A national law, the first of its kind in the U.S., could allow people to ...
Business / Tech Mar 31, 2019
Facebook's Zuckerberg calls for a 'more active' government role in regulating internet
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday called for governments to play a "more active role" in regulating the internet, and urged more countries to adopt versions of sweeping European rules aimed at safeguarding user privacy. Facebook and other internet giants have long resisted government intervention, ...
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Mar 29, 2019
Huge number of spycam crimes puts pressure on South Korea hidden camera industry
Shin Jang-jin's shop in Incheon offers seemingly innocuous household items, from pens and lighters to watches and smoke detectors, but with a secret feature — a hidden 1 millimeter-wide lens that can shoot video. Over the past decade, Shin has sold thousands of gadgets. But ...