New Challenges for Privacy and Personal Information Protection in the Age of the AI / IoT

Abstract

AI and IoT have had an impact on a global scale. It poses new problems for privacy and personal information protection. It is common to put privacy protection in the AI principles that have been compiled so far. The problem is how to protect it actually? The issue of privacy and personal information protection has been discussed considerably in relation to developments in information and communication technology (ICT). This need has also been recognized in Japanese law (Article 12, Paragraph 3 of the Amended Act on the Protection of Personal Information (2015). As was the case before, I have felt the need to consider privacy and personal information protection issues on a global scale.

The discussions at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (ICDPPC) consisting of data protection authorities (DPAs) of major countries that routinely work on privacy and personal information protection are practical, and it has become extremely meaningful to refer to it. Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC) was recognized as a member in 2017. This year the Resolution on data protection in automated and connected vehicles was adopted. It is a specific example of IoT. In 2018, the ICDPPC adopted the Declaration on Ethics and Data Protection in Artificial Intelligence. In addition to his previous research, the chairman of the PPC has been committed to these international documents. Especially for the latter, a permanent AI working group was established and Japan will have to input. To that end, wisdom should be gathered.