Japan weighs tighter protections on internet user data

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A Japanese government panel is working to strengthen personal data protection rules and trying to balance user privacy with businesses' desire to develop better products.

NOBUTAKA HIRAMOTO and SHIORI GOSO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will revise a law on personal data protection and introduce new rules on how companies can analyze personal information, Nikkei has learned.

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