Japan's PPC to review government bodies' data protection framework
( October 28, 2026, 07:53 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Japan’s data protection authority has set up an expert panel to review how central and local governments protect personal information amid differences in their data management practices. The Personal Information Protection Commission’s panel will hold its first meeting in November and aims to issue interim proposals in autumn 2027 or later that year. The review comes despite the introduction of unified data protection rules in April 2023, which brought central and local government bodies under the commission’s oversight. The statement is attached (in Japanese). ...
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