In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, learn about Brazil’s updated Good Payers’ Registry Act. Lawmakers work through the August recess to make progress on a proposal for a federal U.S. privacy law, while the battle over the California Consumer Privacy Act continues as its implementation date draws closer. The Irish Data Protection Commission has transferred a complaint from Brave relating to IAB Europe to the Belgian Data Protection Authority under the EU General Data Protection Regulation’s “one-stop shop” mechanism, and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner seeks clearer definitions on a pair of terms within the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.
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Following a case in which a man was fired after he was falsely labeled a sex offender, the Alberta, Canada government has faced calls to introduce legislation to restrict police record checks.
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Some observers believe India‘s Data Protection Bill does not go far enough to protect citizens’ rights.
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Executive Magazine takes a look at updates made to Lebanon‘s privacy laws.
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The Mercatus Center at George Mason University examined U.S. data breach notification laws at a state level.
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ICYMI
Alan Thomaz, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, and Mattos Filho Associate Giovanna Ventre break down Brazil’s updated Good Payers’ Registry Act in this piece for Privacy Tracker.
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Bird & Bird Partners Gabriel Voisin and Ruth Boardman, along with Bird & Bird Trainee Solicitor Clara Clark Nevola, have put together a chart for the IAPP Resource Center that explores where cookie guidelines from the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office and France‘s data protection authority, the CNIL, converge and diverge.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is seeking clearer definitions on the terms “content” and “substance” when used with the country’s data retention regime, the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.
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The government of Western Australia has proposed a framework to govern the way the public sector manages citizens’ information.
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A report from the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly called for stricter laws for drone-delivery services.
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Hong Kong‘s Institute of Big Data Governance has established the world’s first big data governance principles and an independent evaluation system for businesses and society.
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Singapore‘s Personal Data Protection Commission has fined five organizations a combined $117,000 for different breaches of the Personal Data Protection Act.
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EUROPE
The Irish Data Protection Commission has transferred a complaint from Brave relating to IAB Europe to the Belgian Data Protection Authority under the GDPR’s “one-stop shop” mechanism.
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The Romanian data protection authority has fined Uttis Industries SRL 2,500 euros for violations of the GDPR.
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European Union member states have voiced their approval of potentially expanding the Passenger Name Record directive to include more methods of transportation.
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US
Politico reports on the continued battle over the California Consumer Privacy Act as its implementation date draws closer.
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Plaintiffs in a class-action suit against T-Mobile are asking a U.S. District Court judge in Maryland to keep their case regarding location data disclosures in the court rather than sending it to arbitration.
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Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H., signed SB 194 into law, which requires insurers that are licensed in the state to implement a data security program.
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Lawmakers are working through the August recess to make progress on a proposal for a federal U.S. privacy law.
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The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia has voided Google’s 2017 settlement regarding the unauthorized installment of cookies in users’ Safari and Internet Explorer browsers.
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The National Association of Attorneys General has asked Congress to update “out-of-date” privacy rules around substance abuse in order for health care organizations to better address the opioid crisis.
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