Japan aims to shield personal data from Google and other giants

Breaches by foreign tech companies currently escape punishment

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Japan is moving to beef up data protection rules in the face of major breaches at global tech companies. © Reuters

MASAHARU TATENO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan has taken a step toward policing foreign technology companies under the same communication privacy rules that govern domestic companies, responding to a string of personal data breaches around the globe.

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