Elon Musk's social media platform X erupted in uproar after the rollout of a feature revealing an account's location, exposing what users describe as global troll farms and influence operations on the platform. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/25/tech/musk-x-location-feature/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #elonmusk #socialmedia #apps #x #personalinformation #privacy
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