Japan Seeks Closer Scrutiny of Google, Meta, TikTok, LINE Yahoo Data Practices
· 25h ago · Originally reported by MediaNama
Japanese authorities are calling for tighter oversight of how Google, Meta, LINE Yahoo and TikTok gather personal data and apply it to AI training, advertising and user profiling. The move signals growing regulatory attention to how large platforms use consumer information across their ad and AI businesses.
Why it matters
It shows regulators in another major market are linking data collection for ads with AI training, which could force changes in how platforms target and measure ads.
Explain it like I’m new here
It's like the government asking the big playground bullies to show exactly how they're using everyone's secrets before they can keep collecting them.
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