Professional Documents
Culture Documents
February, 2016
Personal Information Protection Commission
Japan
Back ground of amendment of Personal Information Protection Act
Demand for the appropriate use of Big Data while protecting personal
information
Globalization
Personal Information
newly defined*
Sensitive Information is
race,
religion,
medical history
personal information which has potential to bring about
unjustifiable discrimination or prejudice
consent
Require prior consent in
obtaining Sensitive Personal
Sensitive
Information
Personal
Information
2. Rules for utilizing Personal Data
De-identified information is
information
processed to be unidentifiable to said person
prohibited from restoring said personal information
*both conditions should be met
process
Personal De-identified
Information Information
restore
3. Establishment of Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC)
PPC
monitor/supervise monitor/supervise
Personal Personal
Personal Personal
Information relating Information relating
Information Information
to MY NUMBER to MY NUMBER
4. Globalization
Personal
Information
Supervision
January 1, 2014 Established the Specific
Personal Information
Protection Commission
Competent
September 9, 2015 Promulgated the amended Ministers