Big Tech to face antitrust law on user data in Japan

Tokyo looks to protect consumers from unfair privacy policies

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Japan's efforts to protect consumer data are aimed mainly at global technology giants. © Reuters

KOSUKE TAKEUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Technology groups such as Google, Facebook and Amazon.com will face stricter rules on handling personal information in Japan, which looks to use antitrust law to stop unfair trade-offs between privacy and free services, Nikkei has learned.

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