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Biometric data, children's data protection on agenda for review of Japan's data-protection law

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( April 18, 2024, 07:07 GMT | Insight) -- As the Japanese data-protection regulator conducts its triannual review of the country’s personal-information protection law, biometric data, children’s data as well as enforcement tools are among the topics on the table. By continuing to look at more specific issues, the regulator is preparing to publish an interim report soon, which may lead to amendments to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, or APPI....

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