2022 Volume 5 Issue 2 Pages 29-50
In the era where the information flows globally through the Internet, how to ensure the data free flow WITH TRUST is an issue. Similarly, the issue of security by economy is becoming more and more important and one of the issues in the security by economy is the issue of information and communication. This paper will discuss the issue of Chinese Personal Information Protection Act and legal system regarding data management from this view point. Many Japanese companies have business in China and this means that the data collected, stored and managed by Japanese companies inevitably include the China related data and the storing in China also frequently occurs. This would lead to the issue of global data management, as the government access is becoming one of the most critical issues of the data in the security by economy. After summarizing the contents of Chinese Personal Information Protection Act and other legal system regarding data management in comparison with GDPR, this paper will discuss the risk and the measures to such risks of Chinese data related legal system and how management of Japanese companies should tackle with China related data governance risk, using real world examples, including Line case in 2021.
