Japan: Introduced Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones including measures regulating use of non-public data
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Introduced Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones including measures regulating use of non-public data
On 26 April 2024, the Bill on Promoting Competition Regarding Specific Software Used in Smartphones was introduced to the House of Representatives. The Bill would prohibit designated business operators from using non-public data obtained through bas…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores, search service provider, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2024-04-26
under deliberation
2024-05-23
under deliberation
2024-06-12
adopted
2024-06-19
in grace period