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The bill related to the government’s digital reform, which is concerned with the unintentional use of personal information and the collection without the consent of the individual, was approved by the Cabinet Committee of the House of Representatives on 2. In addition to To strengthen the protection of personal information, all the amendments proposed by the Constitutional Democratic Party, except for some, were rejected so as not to hinder the degree of freedom of the ordinances established by local governments. Citizen groups, along with the opposition, voiced protests outside parliament, criticizing that the deliberation was too quick. (Shunsuke Shimizu, Shunsuke Inoue)
◆ “Promotion of the use of data”
“Government proposals are biased towards promoting the use of data by governments and businesses, and lack the perspective of protecting personal rights and interests, including the protection of personal information.”
Yuichi Goto, a Ritsumin who explained the revised proposal presented in the House Cabinet Committee on the 2nd, emphasized that the use of personal information for purposes other than its intended purpose and the collection without their consent are the problems of the proposal. of the government.
The government proposal stipulates that personal information can be used for purposes other than the intended purpose if the administrative agency has a “reasonable reason”, and Mr. Goto said “more limited and cautious” regarding the stricter use of the personal information included in the revised proposal It should be done. “Regarding the protection of personal information, regarding the” guarantee of the right to decide on the handling of personal information by oneself “specified in the purpose of the reform law “, the government proposal does not recognize the right to self-determination, and the purpose of the law is” personal information. It does not even include the phrase “protect.”
◆ Restrictions on the discretionary power of local governments, concerns persist
Concerns that local governments’ discretion will be restricted with respect to the protection of personal information have not been resolved.
In the government plan, the information systems of each ministry and local government will be unified and standardized, and the personal information protection system of the national and local governments will be revised to common rules. More than 1,700 local governments across the country have enacted personal information protection ordinances in accordance with local political decisions and circumstances, and it has been repeatedly pointed out in the House of Representatives deliberation that unification will affect independence and originality.
For this reason, the amendment relaxed the promotion of the shared system, which the government’s proposal makes “mandatory”, to “obligation to make efforts.” It also stipulates provisions that ensure that local governments can establish the necessary provisions in the ordinance according to local circumstances.
However, of the 9 amendments, 8 were rejected. Only those that have been approved are those that change the “physical conditions” from the disparity to be corrected through digital use to “the physical and mental conditions such as the presence or absence of disabilities.”
◆ Debate in the Upper House “I want to see”
The government bill consisted of a total of 64 bills, of which 5 bills and 63 were handled by the Cabinet Committee of the House of Representatives, which was opposed by the opposition party, but was voted in 27 hours and 25 minutes.
Citizen groups that oppose the government’s proposal will hold a rally around the Diet with the Constitutional Democratic Party and members of the Communist Party on the 2nd. Communist Party member Nobuko Motomura said: “I would like to protest because the project The bill was passed without enough proper deliberation for the huge bill. “
The related bill is expected to pass in the plenary session of the lower house next week, and the forum will move to the upper house. A man who is a member of a civic group said: “In a short time bills were passed with various problems, but I would like to be attentive to a proper discussion.
