British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plan to introduce mandatory digital ID cards in the U.K. faces significant opposition, with concerns about privacy, security and the potential for government overreach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/02/world/uk-digital-id/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #uk #keirstarmer #digitalization #privacy #personalinformation
The government plans to amend a law regarding the protection of personal information to introduce administrative fines for business operators that repeatedly commit serious violations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/japan-personal-information-fine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #personalinformation #ai #satorutezuka
Asahi Group Holdings said Tuesday that personal information may have been breached in a recent cyberattack on the Japanese food and beverage group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/15/companies/asahi-cyberattack-personal-information/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #asahigroupholdings #beer #cybersecurity #personalinformation
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