Japan: Issued guidelines for protecting the confidentiality of communication and ensuring cybersecurity for LINE Yahoo! corporation as part of the ongoing investigation into LINE

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Issued guidelines for protecting the confidentiality of communication and ensuring cybersecurity for LINE Yahoo! corporation as part of the ongoing investigation into LINE

On 5 March 2024, the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC) provided the LINE messaging app with written guidelines for protecting the confidentiality of communication and ensuring cybersecurity for LINE Yahoo! Corporation (LI…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2024-03-05
under investigation

On 5 March 2024, the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC) provided the LIN…

2024-04-16
under investigation

On 16 April 2024, the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC) provided furthe…

2024-04-29
under investigation

On 29 April 2024, the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) issued a state…