ＬＩＮＥに行政指導　個人情報、管理に不備―総務省

　通信アプリ大手「ＬＩＮＥ」の利用者情報が業務委託先の中国企業で閲覧可能となっていた問題で、総務省は２６日、ＬＩＮＥに対し、電気通信事業法に基づき行政指導を行ったと発表した。個人情報や通信の秘密の保護をめぐり、社内システムの安全管理に不備があったと判断。５月末までに改善策を報告するよう求めた。（2021/04/26-17:33）

Japan's communications ministry issued administrative guidance to Line Corp. on Monday after user data of the company's free messaging app were left accessible by a Chinese subcontractor.
   The guidance, under the telecommunications business law, came after authorities found flaws in Line's safety management system for the protection of personal information and the privacy of communications.
   In late March, the ministry asked Line to report how it handled personal information. The company submitted a related report on April 19.
   On Friday, the government's Personal Information Protection Commission gave similar guidance to Line under the law on the protection of personal information. The commission said the company's personal data management was inadequate.