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Japan's revised privacy guidelines have tougher rules on cross-border and 3rd-party transfers, breach notifications

( August 3, 2021, 04:03 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission released its revised personal information guidelines, outlining requirements to secure consent and transparency on third-party and cross-border transfers, stricter breach reports and record keeping, to address potential misuse. The guidelines also outline rules on anonymizing data to expand its usage. The revised privacy guidelines were released ahead of the April 2022 implementation of Japan’s amended privacy law. The guidelines, in Japanese, are attached....

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