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Comment: Yahoo Japan's appointment of data-protection officer signals growing commitment of corporate sector to privacy issues

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( May 29, 2020, 04:04 GMT | Comment) -- Yahoo Japan's recent appointment of a data-protection officer signals a new level of awareness among Japanese businesses to the importance of ensuring high-level attention to privacy and other governance issues related to personal information. Significantly, Yahoo Japan's move wasn't primarily motivated by concerns over compliance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. Other Japanese companies are also taking steps to appoint data-protection officers, as part of a growing trend.Yahoo Japan's recent appointment of a data-protection officer signals a new level of awareness among Japanese businesses to the importance of ensuring high-level attention to privacy and other governance issues related to personal information....

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