Comments on: Fragile Protection of Our Information by Companies http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2008/08/22/fragile-protection-of-our-information-by-companies/ Our blog about the Japanese market and consumers today Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:30:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ken http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/2008/08/22/fragile-protection-of-our-information-by-companies/#comment-256 Ken Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:19:28 +0000 http://www.jdr-japan.com/blog/?p=95#comment-256 You make a great point about the law not being well understood, which creates quite a bit of confusion. It's actually fairly short and easy to understand, and should be read by those whose positions bring them into contact with personal information. The biggest issue with the law might be that it specifies no punishment for those who break it. Without some sort of punishment in place, there's not much motivation for compliance. Breaking the law might certainly lead to bad PR and a loss of customers, but we've not yet seen any serious legal consequences attached to it. You make a great point about the law not being well understood, which creates quite a bit of confusion. It’s actually fairly short and easy to understand, and should be read by those whose positions bring them into contact with personal information.

The biggest issue with the law might be that it specifies no punishment for those who break it. Without some sort of punishment in place, there’s not much motivation for compliance. Breaking the law might certainly lead to bad PR and a loss of customers, but we’ve not yet seen any serious legal consequences attached to it.

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