In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, IAPP Senior Westin Research Fellow Müge Fazlioglu, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, looks at the data-sharing guidance from the EU and U.S. in response to COVID-19. Facebook seeks a judicial review by the Federal Court of Canada of matters related to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s 2019 report on the company’s privacy practices, and a paper highlights the role the Brazilian data protection authority will take under the country's General Data Protection Law.
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A lawyer breaks down the privacy rules around drones after a Michigan police department received the devices from Chinese company DJI.
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ICYMI
Facebook seeks a judicial review by the Federal Court of Canada of matters related to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s 2019 report on the company’s privacy practices. Nnovation Counsel Constantine Karbaliotis, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, looked at what the case may mean for the future of Canadian privacy enforcement in this Privacy Tracker piece.
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In this piece for The Privacy Advisor, IAPP Senior Westin Research Fellow Müge Fazlioglu, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, looked at the data-sharing guidance produced by data protection authorities and other government agencies in the EU and U.S. in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The IAPP updated its "US State Comprehensive Privacy Law Comparison" table. The latest version of the table includes updates on bills from Arizona, New Hampshire, Illinois, Hawaii and New Jersey.
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The Westin Research Center released a new interactive tool to help IAPP members navigate the California Consumer Privacy Act, called the "CCPA Genius." IAPP Legal Research Fellow Cathy Cosgrove shared more details in this Privacy Perspectives post.
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ENFORCEMENT
Colombia’s data protection authority, Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio, fined Scotiabank Colpatria $356,070 pesos for breaching data protection law.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
The High Court of Kerala issued a number of directives to address data confidentiality concerns over a contract with U.S. company Sprinklr for processing data related to COVID-19 cases.
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EUROPE
The Dutch data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, announced the Netherlands' seven options for COVID-19 tracking apps each lack clear data protection frameworks.
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France's data protection authority, the CNIL, launched a public consultation on the digital rights of minors.
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The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office produced a list of privacy considerations for organizations as they use technology to track COVID-19.
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The U.K. Supreme Court ruled the British government acted unlawfully in its handling of the personal information of two suspected terrorists.
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Privacy advocates expressed their concerns over the lack of EU General Data Protection Regulation enforcement.
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The European Data Protection Board released guidelines on health data processing for research purposes and using geolocation and other tracking mechanisms to combat COVID-19.
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The European Commission announced its guidance on data protection for apps aimed at combating COVID-19.
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LATIN AMERICA
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership and Centro de Direito, Internet e Sociedade of Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público released a paper on highlights the role the Brazilian data protection authority will take under the country's General Data Protection Law.
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The Chilean Transparency Council, Consejo para la Transparencia, proposed the country create data protection legislation to address issues brought forth by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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US
A San Diego County woman filed a lawsuit alleging video chat app Houseparty violates the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal that could limit the types of violations that fall under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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