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Net Marketing probed by Japanese regulator over data breach at matchmaking app Omiai

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( May 24, 2021, 10:12 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s telecom regulator is looking into a breach involving the personal data of more than 1.7 million users of popular matchmaking app Omiai, and whether app operator Net Marketing has properly protected users’ data under the privacy law. The scale of the breach and its contents — drivers’ licenses and other key identification documents — as well as the sensitive nature of the identities of those using the app, will likely draw strong interest from the regulator.Japan’s telecom regulator is looking into a breach involving the personal data of more than 1.7 million users of popular matchmaking app Omiai, and whether app operator Net Marketing has properly protected users’ data under the privacy law....

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