Recognizing that they are behind the curve compared with other countries with developed privacy law regimes, Chinese authorities have now circulated for public comment draft guidelines governing transmission and storage of personal data on computer systems.

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In 1996, Sony Corp. had to break its no-comment policy on acquisition rumors when a fake e-mail purportedly from its chairman to Apple Computer's CEO started making the rounds.

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