Japan: Request for information by Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication submitted to LINE for allegedly illegal data transfer
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Request for information by Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication submitted to LINE for allegedly illegal data transfer
On 19 March 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC) opened its investigation into LINE messaging app for an allegedly illegal data transfer on 17 March 2018. MIC alleges LINE has made personal user information stored …
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
other regulatory body
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-03-19
under deliberation
2021-03-29
under investigation