Japan's largest carrier the phone built-in trackers: law resignation-DOCOMO, Japan-IT information

According to technology website AndroidAuthority reported that the privacy issue in the global attention, Japan's largest mobile operator NTT Docomo has room for installing software on Android phones, without the user's knowledge of the start the GPS function, to track a user's movements.

On the surface, this feature is for use in case of emergency or police problem, but many users said that it was an unnecessary destruction of Privacy Act. Even more amazing is that despite criticism, but Japan law but NTT Docomo Corporation could do nothing.

Docomo companies launched in the past months a number of built-in functions of contract, including Sony and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge x Performance. Later this year, the company will also release software upgrades push the remote tracking capabilities to other devices. According to the Japan Times reported that according to Japan Minister of Internal Affairs and communications guidelines for long, operators must obtain permission from the user in order to make these data available to government departments. But a ruling last June, the abolition of this requirement. At present, operators such as Docomo's behavior is legal, they can not without user permission, tell the track information to the administration.

Whether legal or not, and on whether the Act was "right" discussions did not stop. A lawyer named Tsutomu Shimizu said: "this is an act of invasion of privacy. No matter in which country, location information is highly personal information, because it exposes people's activities. And international common practice is that personal information should not be transmitted to an external organization. ”

It is to be noted that, in obtaining the user's GPS data, the Administration still need to be authorized by a court order. However, privacy advocates were not satisfied, they are pressing for tighter privacy policy; Tsutomu Shimizu, counsel were of the view that operators without the permission of the user cases, communicate the user's location information to any entity should be considered as a breach of.

日本最大运营商手机内置跟踪器：法律却无可奈何 - DOCOMO,日本 - IT资讯

据科技网站AndroidAuthority报道，隐私问题在全球均备受瞩目，但日本最大的移动通信运营商NTT Docomo却冒天下之大不韪，在Android手机中安装软件，在用户不知情的情况下启动GPS功能，追踪用户的行踪。

表面上，该功能是为了在遇到紧急情况或警务问题时使用，但许多用户表示，这是一种不必要的破坏隐私的行为。更令人惊奇的是，虽然备受抨击，但日本法律却拿NTT Docomo公司毫无办法。

Docomo公司过去几个月推出了数款内置该功能的合约机，其中包括三星的Galaxy S7 Edge和索尼的X Performance。今年晚些时候，该公司还将发布软件升级，向其他设备推送该遥控追踪功能。据《日本时报》报道称，按照日本内务和通信部长久以来的指导方针，运营商必须获得用户的许可才能将这些数据提供给政府部门。但是，去年6月的一项裁定废除了这一要求。目前，Docomo等运营商的这一行为完全是合法的，它们可以在没有用户许可的情况下，将追踪信息转告给政府当局。

不管合法与否，关于该行为是否“正确”的讨论并没有停息。一位名叫Tsutomu Shimizu的律师说：“这是一种极其侵犯隐私的行为。不管在哪个国家，位置信息都是高度私人的信息，因为它揭露了人们的活动。国际上的普遍观点和做法是，个人信息不应该传播给外部组织。”

需要指出的是，在获取用户的GPS数据前，政府当局仍需获得法院令授权。不过，隐私倡导者对此并不满意，他们正施压要求实施更加严格的隐私保护方针；Tsutomu Shimizu等律师则认为，运营商在没有获得用户许可的情况下，将用户的位置信息转告给任何实体都应该被视为违法。