Description
Implemented provision on third party data sharing in 2020 amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information
On 1 October 2021, the restriction of cases when providers may make use of an opt-out provision for sharing user data with third parties becomes effective. On 24 March 2021, the Japanese government issued the effective date for specific provisions i…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2020-03-10
under deliberation
2020-06-05
adopted
2020-12-12
in force
2021-10-01
in force