It now requires company permission before accessing detailed information . Dun & Bradstreet Corp. , which provides commercial information on businesses for credit checks , suspended its Shanghai-based market research company , Shanghai Roadway D & B Services Co. , earlier this year after allegations after a Chinese report it illegally collected information on 150 million people , the Wall Street Journal reported . Background checks on potential Chinese investments have been increased . Some say move is in response to foreign funds who are shorting Chinese companies .
It now requires company permission before accessing detailed information . Background checks on potential Chinese investments have been increased . Some say move is in response to foreign funds who are shorting Chinese companies .