On February 28, 2017, after a review of public comments, the Personal Information Protection Commission released four guidelines concerning the Personal Information Protection Act for the financial sector, namely, (i) Guidelines Concerning Personal Information Protection in the Financial Sector, (ii) Practical Guidelines Concerning Security Measures for Personal Information Protection in the Financial Sector, (iii) Guidelines Concerning Personal Information Protection in the Credit Sector, and (iv) Guidelines Concerning Personal Information Protection in the Debt-Collection Sector (all source documents in Japanese).
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