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Qantas says 6 million of its customer accounts were accessed in a cyber attack, the biggest such breach in Australia in years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/02/companies/australia-qantas-customer-hack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #qantas #australia #airlines #hacking #personalinformation

Japan on Tuesday started a service that allows some functions of the My Number personal identification card to be accessed on Apple's iPhones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/my-number-card-iphones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mynumber #personalinformation #iphones

Mainstream Media Botches Data Leak Story

The story about 16 billion new passwords leaking turned out to be less than accurate.

https://www.freezenet.ca/mainstream-media-botches-data-leak-story/

Japan will require banks and credit card companies to use IC chip-based identity verification for non-face-to-face account openings from April 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/20/japan/crime-legal/personal-identification-ic-chip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #personalinformation #mynumber #japanesepolice

Japan to require IC chip ID verification for online bank accounts in 2027 https://www.byteseu.com/1121703/ #Japan #JapanesePolice #MyNumber #PersonalInformation

https://www.alojapan.com/1302212/japan-to-require-ic-chip-id-verification-for-online-bank-accounts-in-2027/ Japan to require IC chip ID verification for online bank accounts in 2027 #Japan #JapanNews #JapanesePolice #MyNumber #news #PersonalInformation Japan will require banks and credit card companies to use IC chip-based identity verification for non-face-to-face account openings starting in April 2027, under a revised rule aimed at curbing fraud, the National Police Agency (NPA) said Thursday. The change to the enforcement of the Act on Preventi…

https://www.europesays.com/2166123/ Oregon Senator Ron Wyden discusses wildfire bill and DOGE privacy concerns #bill #Citizens'Data #DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency #doge #ElonMusk #LegislativeSession #Musk #PersonalInformation #privacy #SupremeCourt #wildfire #Wyden

The government is facing mounting difficulties in recruiting pollsters for its national census, done every five years, with the stress of trying to conduct in-person interviews dampening interest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/11/japan/census-staffing-challenges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #internalaffairsministry #surveys #personalinformation #privacy

The number of personal information breach cases reached a record high of 19,056 in Japan in fiscal 2024, increasing 57% from the previous year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/10/japan/personal-info-leak-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #personalinformation #mynumber #privacy

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AFP: German court says Meta can use user data to train AI. “A German court on Friday dismissed an injunction request brought by consumer protection groups to prevent US tech giant Meta from using user data from Facebook and Instagram to train artificial intelligence systems.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/28/afp-german-court-says-meta-can-use-user-data-to-train-ai/

DeepSeek available to download again in South Korea after suspension https://www.byteseu.com/962107/ #AppDownloadSuspension #Apple #ArtificialIntelligence #DataProtection #DeepSeek #GooglePlayStore #PersonalInformation #PrivacyPolicy #SouthKorea

Scores of people who have licensed their image to artificial intelligence marketing companies have ended up seeing themselves feature in deepfakes, dubious adverts or even political propaganda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/17/tech/ai-sale-regret/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #deepfakes #personalinformation

https://www.alojapan.com/1249145/avoid-u-s-travel-or-take-burner-devices-canadian-organizations-tell-staff/ Avoid U.S. travel or take burner devices, Canadian organizations tell staff #canada #DonaldTrump #JapanTrips #PersonalInformation #Privacy #republicans #trips #u.s. Some major public institutions in Canada, including a pension management firm and a leading hospital, are advising staff against traveling to the U.S., marking a greater erosion in the country’s longstanding trust with its neighbor. The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, one…

Some major public institutions in Canada, including a pension management firm and a leading hospital, are advising staff against traveling to the U.S., amid concerns over border searches of electronic devices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/15/world/politics/avoid-us-burner-canada-executives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #canada #privacy #personalinformation #republicans #donaldtrump

https://www.alojapan.com/1243484/too-much-information-osaka-expo-websites-excessive-personal-data-demands/ Too Much Information: Osaka Expo Website’s Excessive Personal Data Demands #expo #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #PersonalInformation #大阪 #大阪府 Osaka Expo’s ticket sales website has come under fire in Japan for its excessive requirements to provide personal information. Unreasonable Requirements Before buying electronic tickets for Osaka Expo 2025, which is due to begin on April 13, visitors must obtain an Expo ID by agreeing to what is presented as a…