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Japanese companies scramble to prepare for Californian privacy law, as litigation risks loom

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( December 5, 2019, 05:27 GMT | Insight) -- Japanese companies are rushing to take measures to avoid falling foul of California’s new privacy laws, with MLex learning that data-privacy specialists are warning companies to beef up their compliance measures to avoid risk, including private litigation. With less than a month before the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act, an increasing number of Japanese companies have been hurrying to boost their compliance, with some multinational businesses well prepared, and others still unaware of potential risks.Japanese companies are rushing to take measures to avoid falling foul of California’s new privacy laws, with MLex learning that data-privacy specialists are warning companies to beef up their compliance measures to avoid risk, including private litigation....

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