IPA IP 2022 Question 27
A question IPA Japan published in 令和4年度 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問27, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Which of the following corresponds to “special care-required personal information,” which is defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information as requiring particular care in its handling?
Explanation
Creed — Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information lists creed among the kinds of special care-required personal information.
Special care-required personal information is personal information that could lead to unfair discrimination or prejudice against the person. The Act names race, creed, social status, medical history, criminal record, and the fact of having suffered harm from a crime, and the Cabinet Order adds disabilities, health check results, and records of criminal proceedings, among others. Such information may not, in principle, be obtained without the person's prior consent, and it may not be provided to third parties by the opt-out method.
Answer (d)
Why not others:
- •(a) Academic background — ordinary personal information; it is not on the list
- •(b) Nationality — race is listed, but nationality is a legal status, not race, so it is ordinary personal information
- •(c) Amount of assets — financial information that needs careful handling in practice, but the Act does not make it special care-required
Key rule: Special care-required personal information is what could cause discrimination: race, creed, social status, medical history, criminal record and being a crime victim; it needs prior consent to be obtained and cannot be shared by opt-out.
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