This article examines the human dignity defined in Convention 108+ and, from a Japanese perspective, explores the possibility of a universal philosophy of data protection.

The recent human resources scandal (the Rikunabi case) in Japan has made stakeholders to realise the importance of the basic philosophy of data protection. Convention 108+ declared ‘human dignity’ to prohibit an instrumental treatment of individuals in processing personal data, and thereby, in a positive sense, place the human in the centre of data processing cycle. Although there is no concept equivalent to ‘human dignity’ under the Japanese data protection laws, due to social norms in Japan, the human-centric approach is supported by recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) guidelines in Japan.

The basic idea of the relationship between humans and machines is universal, even if the laws are local, in bridging the different legal regimes. The promise of Convention 108+ seems to take the processing of massive volumes of personal data, sorting out the individuals, and standardising the personality as its specific targets, and the defence of digital humanity as its noble ideal. In this sense, Convention 108+ has a universal value with its human dignity.

本文研究了第108+号公约中定义的人的尊严，并从日本的角度探讨了通用数据保护哲学的可能性。

日本最近发生的人力资源丑闻（Rikunabi案）已使利益相关者意识到数据保护基本理念的重要性。第108+号公约宣布“人的尊严”，以禁止在处理个人数据时对个人进行有条不紊的对待，从而在积极意义上将人置于数据处理周期的中心。尽管在日本的数据保护法中没有等同于“人的尊严”的概念，但是由于日本的社会规范，以人为本的方法在日本最近的人工智能（AI）指南中得到了支持。

人与机器之间关系的基本思想是普遍的，即使法律是地方性的，也弥合了不同的法律制度。108+公约的承诺似乎将处理大量的个人数据，整理出个人并将标准化的人格作为其特定目标，并将捍卫数字人性作为其崇高的理想。从这个意义上讲，第108+号公约具有其人的尊严的普遍价值。