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Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Fumio Kishida, the Japanese Prime Minister, to discuss the App store regulations and investments.
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Kishida requested Cook to allow a digital version of Japan's My Number ID cards.
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These cards are available to all Japanese residents. Cook should support the cards for the iPhone.
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They can be added to the Wallet app similarly to IDs in certain U.S. States.
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Japan plans to use My Number cards to store personal information, from banking data to health insurance data.
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They feature the user's name, photo, address, and date of birth. There are potential data leakage issues.
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Cook said to Kishida that while he was working on adding My Number cards for the iPhone,
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He also stated that Apple had "strong concerns" about the handling of My Number IDs.
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According to reports, Cook also asked Kishida for regulations regarding app distribution that do not compromise the privacy and security of iPhone users.
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Concerned by Apple's and Google's control of the smartphone operating system market,
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the Japanese government proposed rules requiring Apple to allow third-party app stores.
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Apple stated that it would engage constructively with Japan's government in a statement.
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Japan is currently preparing a final report about Apple's App Store rules.
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So it is not surprising that Cook wants to persuade Kishida to drop legislation that Apple feels would compromise the security of the App Store.