Japan plans to apply "confidentiality of communications" rules to technology giants such as Apple and Google

A Japanese communications group said on Monday that the country should consider legal action to impose national rules on technology giants do not based in Japan, such as Apple, Facebook and Google.

At present, Japan imposes specific regulations on technology companies located in Japan, such as prohibiting leaks and viewing the content of communications by users without consent.

Under the new law, technology giants would be required to badign agents to Japan, while respecting the same regulations as the country's companies.

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However, the rule does not apply to global companies with key server computers, data centers, and other facilities outside of Japan. There is concern about the lack of transparency in their use of their personal location, their purchases and other data for expanding businesses.

At the end of last year, the government has developed a basic policy on regulating the global giants of technology. The Fair Trade Commission is considering mandatory investigation under the Antimonopoly Law.

According to the report, the "secrecy of communications" rules would ideally be imposed as early as 2020, provided that all appropriate approvals proceed smoothly.

Recently, many countries have taken a national stance against technology companies. At the end of last year, Austria announced that it was working to impose a technology tax on companies such as Apple. The news came soon after the French Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, announced that the country would also impose GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook Amazon) tax.

Before these revelations, Germany was to deny a popular newspaper article that the country would begin to apply a "technology tax" of 3%.

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