Bill to ease data protection law for AI development clears Japan's lower house - The Mainichi
Bill to ease data protection law for AI development clears Japan's lower house - The Mainichi
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Bill to ease data protection law for AI development clears Japan's lower house - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A bill to revise Japan's personal data protection law passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday, paving the way for eased restri

Consent will no longer be required for using data for AI development and statistical analysis purposes provided that the data does not identify individuals.
Specifically, companies will no longer need consent from individuals to collect public information on social media and other platforms, or to share corporate-held data with other companies.