Japan: Issued PPC administrative response to LINE Yahoo following personal information breach
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Issued PPC administrative response to LINE Yahoo following personal information breach
On 28 March 2024, the Japanese Personal Information Protection Committee (PPC) issued an administrative response to LINE Yahoo, a communication application, regarding the leakage of personal information. The incident occurred when a computer used by…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-03-26
under deliberation
2021-04-23
under deliberation
2024-03-28
under investigation
2024-05-22
under investigation
2024-07-24
under investigation