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Japanese man detained by police for providing personal database in alleged violation of data protection law

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( September 15, 2023, 08:25 GMT | Insight) -- An employee of a Japanese company was detained by Tokyo police for an alleged violation of the personal-information protection law, after providing illegal access to the personal database held by his previous workplace. This is the first time someone has been detained by police in Japan for the suspected violation of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information. An employee of a Japanese company was detained by Tokyo police for an alleged violation of the personal-information protection law, after providing illegal access to the personal database held by his previous workplace to a colleague at a rival company that he was planning to join. This is the first time someone has been detained by police in Japan for the suspected violation of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, or APPI....

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