일본 개정 개인정보보호법과 우리법의 나아갈 방향

The protection and utilization of personal information is a major issue in both the law and the industry, when it is called the information age such as Big Data and AI or the fourth industrial revolution period. While the privacy of the EU type respects the rights of personal dignity, the privacy of the United States has evolved into a form of guaranteeing freedom from government intervention. We are also watching changes in privacy laws and policies in the EU and the United States. The change in Japan, which has been examined the legal system and privacy policy of the EU and the United States, can be a good reference for us as well. In this sense, the major issues of Japan's amended Act on the protection of Personal Information have been introduced and studied in Korea. However, the introduction is fragmentary and emphasizes only one aspect of the protection or use of personal information, often leading to misleading and inaccurate introduction. Therefore, this paper introduces the exact contents of the Japanese Amendment Act, corrects some of the contents introduced inaccurately and further analyzes the similarities and differences between the korean laws and the changes of the detailed personal information protection systems that can be derived from the contents of the Amended Act of Japan. And I suggest the future direction of personal information protection law of Korea in future. To this end, I explain the concept of personal information in Japan and explain that it is very similar to one of Korea. Therefore, even when introducing anonymous information legally in korea Law, it is necessary to refer to the anonymously processed information system in Japan. In addition, I explained the contents of the amended Act, with opt-in as an pinciple and opt-out as an exception, with regard to the misunderstanding of the consent of Japan. And I compare the authority of the Personal Information Protection Commission of the Amendment Act of Japan with one of Korea. We also proposed changes to the Personal Information Protection Commission and Act on the protection of Personal Information to prepare for the establishing a system conforming to standards of providing personal data with the EU. Above all, In Korea, the change and development of Act on the protection of Personal Information should be a change that suits our reality according to korean Constitutional Law.