In this week’s Global News Roundup, the European Data Protection Board presented candidates for upcoming chair and deputy chair vacancies. Data localization provisions were changed in India's draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill. And Canada’s House of Commons approved the omnibus privacy legislation, Bill C-27, on its second reading.
The Latest
Marking Privacy Awareness Week 2023, 1-7 May, Australian privacy regulators urged individuals, organizations and agencies to get "back to basics" of privacy.
Officials have received over 20,000 public submissions on India's draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill.
The Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand announced a series of hour-long free webinars to be held during Privacy Week 2023, 8-14 May, on topics related to digital privacy including online dating, biometrics and artificial intelligence.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission announced fresh employer guidance on handling the data of current, former and prospective employees.
Enforcement
The Philippines' National Privacy Commission is investigating the alleged leak of a document including personal information of police officers, prosecutors and judges.
The EDPB presented candidates for upcoming board chair and deputy chair vacancies.
European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski published his Annual Report 2022.
In response to a European Commission public consultation, the EDPS outlined ways to improve cooperation between national data protection authorities when enforcing EU General Data Protection Regulation cross-border cases.
Spain’s data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, received the largest number of claims in its existence, according to its 2022 report, released 25 April.
Asia-Pacific
Transparency International Bangladesh raised concerns around surveillance and implementation of the draft Data Protection Act.
India's Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar said data localization provisions were changed in the recent version of the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill.
Canada
The House of Commons of Canada passed Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, on second reading.
Europe
Members of the European Parliament reached a provisional political deal 27 April on the EU AI Act.
U.S.
U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., will reintroduce the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act for the third time.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is expected to introduce legislation setting age requirements for children to access social media platforms.
Members of the Maine Legislature reintroduced a biometric information privacy bill, similar to Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., delayed signing a bill that would ban TikTok on all devices in the state and sought legislative changes.
In a 13-8 vote, the Nevada Senate passed Senate Bill 370, which is "an act relating to data privacy; requiring certain entities to develop … a policy concerning the privacy of consumer health data."
Guidance
The EDPB announced the rollout of its small- and medium-sized business data protection guidance suite.
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, discussed the outcome of its first "compliance club" meeting dedicated to connected vehicles.
ICYMI
The IAPP published an unofficial English translation of China's standard contractual clauses, created by Reed Smith, in its Resource Center.
The growth of U.S. comprehensive state privacy law has hit a boom in 2023. Four state legislatures have given final passage to comprehensive bills this year, including the latest passages on the same day in Montana and Tennessee 21 April. IAPP Staff Writer Joe Duball reports on how each bill came to pass and how they're being received in the privacy community.
The Washington State Legislature completed the final step needed to pass the My Health, My Data Act 17 April. IAPP Westin Research Fellows Anokhy Desai, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, and Amy Olivero break down the MHMDA's scope, obligations of regulated entities, enforcement and consumer rights — including the ability to sue companies for violating provisions of the act.