Japan: Guidance issued by Japanese Personal Information Protection Commission as part of ongoing investigation into LINE for allegedly illegal data transfer
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Guidance issued by Japanese Personal Information Protection Commission as part of ongoing investigation into LINE for allegedly illegal data transfer
On 23 April 2021, the Japanese Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC) issued guidance to the LINE messaging app as part of its investigation concerning LINE's compliance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI). The PP…
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