The Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") issued "Guidelines Concerning Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position in Transactions between Digital Platform Operators and Consumers that Provide Personal Information, etc."...more
On August 29, 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") published a draft of new "Guidelines Concerning Abuse of a Superior Bargaining Position in Transactions between Digital Platform Operators and Consumers that...more
9/3/2019
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Violations ,
B2C ,
Bargaining Power ,
Data Collection ,
Digital Platforms ,
Failure to Notify ,
Guidance Update ,
Japan ,
Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) ,
Personal Information ,
Public Comment ,
Targeted Digital Advertising
On May 21, 2019, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ("METI"), Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ("MIC") jointly published reports that provide options for...more
6/10/2019
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Data-Sharing ,
Digital Platforms ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Draft Guidance ,
Japan ,
Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) ,
METI ,
Portability ,
Public Comment ,
Transparency ,
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