>Japan’s Minister for Digital Transformation Hisashi Matsumoto has declared the nation will become the easiest place in the world to develop AI apps, thanks to legal changes that mean organizations won’t need to secure consent to use some personal information.>To make that happen, Japan’s government on Tuesday approved amendments to the nation’s Personal Information Protection Act that remove the requirement for opt-in consent before sharing personal data.>The changes only apply to data that poses little risk of infringing individuals’ rights, and when developers use it to compile statistics for research purposes. Even health-related data comes under the amendments, if it can improve public health.>Facial scans are also fair game. The amendments require those who acquire facial images to explain how they handle the data, but offering a chance to opt out won’t be mandatory.>Collecting the image of a child aged under 16 will require parental approval, a “best interests” test will apply when considering use of data that describes minors.>But in the event of a data leak, organizations will not need to notify impacted citizens if there is little risk of harm to individuals.https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/08/japan_privacy_law_changes_ai/
I'm sure all those Japanese artists who make increasingly obnoxious watermarks demanding "DO NOT REPRODUCE/NO AI TRAINING!!!" will be really happy knowing that AI laws will be looser.
>>532867706wouldnt have happened under abe
>>532867706>Have really expensive energy. So expensive that Japanese people don't have regular baths>Expect AI to flourish therewtf
>>532868035They're also restarting the nuclear plants to support the data centres
>>532868095Japan had ultra expensive electricity even when all the plants were operating, including Fukushima
>>532868095let me know in 15 years when they're operational
>>532868035By "developing AI" they mean politicians and other scammers selling Japanese goy personal data to Google and OpenAI.Hope that helps.
