平時から通信監視・無害化　独立機関で運用チェック―サイバー防御法案を国会提出

　政府は７日、サイバー攻撃の被害を未然に防ぐ「能動的サイバー防御」導入の関連法案を国会に提出した。平時から通信情報を取得・分析し、攻撃元への侵入・無害化を可能とする。憲法が保障する「通信の秘密」に配慮し、独立機関を創設して政府の運用をチェックする規定も盛り込んだ。
　林芳正官房長官は７日の記者会見で「サイバー対応能力の向上は急を要する課題だ」と語った。
　監視対象は、国内・国外間と、国内を経由する国外間の通信。情報取得後は、人間が関与しない「自動的な方法」でＩＰアドレスなどの「機械的情報」を抽出する。プライバシー保護の観点から、メールの本文など「コミュニケーションの本質」に関わる内容は消去する。（2025/02/07-18:08）

The Japanese government, at a cabinet meeting Friday, adopted a bill to introduce active cyberdefense, or pre-emptive action against cyberattacks.
   The bill calls for enabling authorities to obtain and analyze communications in normal times and break into attack sources to render threats harmless.
   In consideration of the constitutionally guaranteed confidentiality of communication, the bill includes a provision to create an independent organization to check the government's operations.
   "Concerns over sophisticated cyberattacks are growing rapidly, and improving response capabilities is an urgent task," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a press conference Friday. He also said that the bill ensures consistency between the introduction of active cyberdefense and the protection of the confidentiality of communication.
   The monitoring targets are communications between Japan and other countries as well as between foreign countries via Japan. From the obtained information, mechanical information such as IP addresses is extracted in an automatic method without human involvement. For privacy protection, contents related to the essence of communications, such as the text of emails, will be deleted.