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Japan welcomes EC decision to start talks on data protection for cross-border data transfer

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( January 19, 2017, 09:56 GMT | Insight) -- Japan's privacy commission has welcomed the European Commission's announcement that it is ready to start negotiations with the country on data protection for cross-border data flows, while analysts are cautious about Japan's prospect of winning an approval from the commission for having an adequate level of data protection.Japan's privacy commission has welcomed the European Commission's announcement that it is ready to start negotiations with the country on data protection for cross-border data flows, while analysts are cautious about Japan's prospect of winning an approval from the commission for having an adequate level of data protection....

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