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Policy·Apr 8·all news from April 8, 2026

Japan relaxes privacy laws to make itself the ‘easiest country to develop AI’

Opting out of personal data use won't be an option because Minister says that's a 'very big obstacle' to AI adoption 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.…

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