Japan’s introduction of My Number ID, an identifier that “will unite personal tax information, social security and disaster relief benefits,” has sparked such intense privacy concerns that more than 400 protesters assembled in Tokyo to contest the move, RT reports. “Chanting ‘Stop My Number now!’ and ‘No dangerous My Number card!’ protesters called for postponement of the 12-digit number,” the report states, noting the system is “expected to reach an estimated 55 million households” in an attempt to help “cut down on tax evasion and benefit fraud.” Sophia University’s Yasuhiko Tajima has called the My Number plan “unconstitutional,” the report states.
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