June 29, 2006

Personal Data.

"The Act for Protection of Computer Processed Personal Data Held by Administrative Organs" was enforced since April 2005.
And yet, so much personal data are still leaking.
Winny may be the biggest cause, but not the only cause.

These personal data are usually sold to groups of swindlers.
I was surprised that they buy personal data as cheap as "50 yen per name".
They use personal data to send fake direct mails or call for "pay-into-fraud".

On the other hand, some "Administrative Organs" overly protect personal data.
What I most eccentric is that "Local governments refuses to furnish personal data of senior citizens living alone who needs help in the case of disaster to the local welfare commissioners".
Recently, Schindler refused to open the list of customers to the public, when their elevators made accidents.

Isn't something wrong?

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