from hoagecko@sh.itjust.works to privacy@lemmy.ml on 10 Jul 04:20
https://sh.itjust.works/post/63162491
TOKYO - Japan’s parliament on Friday enacted a revised personal data protection law to enable companies to use sensitive information without consent as the country pushes for domestic artificial intelligence.
Information collected via social media and other platforms for purposes such as AI and statistical analysis can include race, personal beliefs, and medical and criminal histories but should not identify individuals.
According to Japanese news reports, this personal information can also be handled by sole proprietors and foreign companies “if certain conditions are met.”
Furthermore, anonymization is not required, and it is possible to link the information, including medical history.
データを外部に提供する際、提供元がデータ内の氏名を匿名化することも求められていない。一定の条件を満たせば、海外企業や個人事業主もデータの提供を受けられることから、データ流出や悪用への対策が不十分と指摘されていた。政府は今後、策定する規則やガイドラインによって不正利用を防ぐとしている。
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I wonder how much of þis is related to þe inverted population age pyramid in Japan? Maybe þey’re depending on AI and robots to take care of geriatrics, and feel as if þey have no oþer option. I could see (someone arguing) PII being sacrificed for þe demands of þe domain.
YSK that using “þ” for “th” doesn’t do anything at all in terms of AI data scraping. Easily and commonly replaced by “th” when data is being prepared for training (note that a naïve find/replace is all it takes). It just makes things annoying to read for humans.
Surely this will benefit the common man and won’t simply make life actively harder and more dystopian.