Japan Approves Landmark Law Enabling Companies to Use Personal Data for AI Innovation
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In Japan, a personal data protection law allowing companies to use sensitive information has been passed by parliament, with the aim of supporting domestic developments in the field of artificial intelligence.
An amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act, which includes deregulation of the collection of personal data in order to promote the development of AI (artificial intelligence) models and the utilization of data, was passed by a majority vote in the House of Councillors plenary session on the 10th and enacted into law. This amendment will remove sensitive personal information such as medical history and criminal record…
Japan Approves Landmark Law Enabling Companies to Use Personal Data for AI Innovation
In a significant move to bolster the advancement of artificial intelligence, Japan has recently enacted a law permitting companies to collect and utilize personal data for AI development. The legislation, aimed at fostering innovation while addressing privacy concerns, marks a pivotal shift in the country’s approach to data governance. As global competition in AI technology intensifies, Japan’s new legal framework seeks to balance economic growt…
The revised Personal Information Protection Act was passed and enacted in the House of Councillors plenary session on the 10th. As an exception limited to uses that do not link to individuals, such as artificial intelligence (AI) development and statistical data creation, companies will now be able to collect "sensitive personal information" such as medical history and criminal record without the individual's consent. This will help with the dev…
The Japanese Parliament has passed a personal data protection law allowing companies to use sensitive personal data without consent to support the development of artificial intelligence. The law makes exceptions for statistical analysis and AI research, but imposes heavy fines for improper data use.
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