In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, the Cyberspace Administration of China released a draft of its provisions to cover the use of “algorithmic recommendation technology.” IAPP Associate Editor Ryan Chiavetta, CIPP/US, had the details on the U.K.’s plans to implement independent adequacy decisions with international partners. And in the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission proposed a $5.1 million fine, its largest fine proposed to date, against John Burkman, Jacob Wohl and J.M. Burkman & Associates for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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The Cyberspace Administration of China released a draft of its "Internet Information Service Algorithmic Recommendation Management Provisions" regulation, meant to cover the use of "algorithmic recommendation technology" to provide information services within China.
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The European Data Protection Supervisor asked the European Commission to clarify its proposal for a directive on consumer credit, Euractiv.com reports.
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New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas filed a federal lawsuit against Angry Birds game developer Rovio Entertainment, alleging the company knowingly collections data of children under 13 in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
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ICYMI
In the first post in a two-part series, UIBE Digital Economy and Legal Innovation Research Center Executive Director Xu Ke and Covington & Burling's Vicky Liu, Yan Luo and Zhijing Yu break down China’s Personal Information Protection Law and see how it stacks up to the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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IAPP Associate Editor Ryan Chiavetta, CIPP/US, has the details on the U.K.’s announcement to implement independent adequacy decisions.
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In the U.S., the Uniform Law Commission released its version of a state privacy law following two years of drafting and consideration. IAPP Staff Writer Joe Duball explores the proposal with reaction from a range of interested parties.
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ENFORCEMENT
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada shut down its probe into claims that Royal Bank of Canada was given access to personal communications on Facebook Messenger, The Tyee reports.
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The South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission issued a slate of fines and recommendations to technology companies for alleged violations of the Personal Information Protection Act 2011. The committee fined Facebook and Netflix KRW 6.4 billion and KRW 223.2 million, respectively, for PIPA violations.
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The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office plans to target social media companies and video streaming and gaming platforms when its Children's Code goes into effect Sept. 2.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission proposed a $5.1 million fine against John Burkman, Jacob Wohl and J.M. Burkman & Associates for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The $5.1 million fine is the largest proposed by the FCC.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
China plans to propose rules prohibiting organizations with large amounts of sensitive user information from going public in the U.S. and other countries, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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US
Google and New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas reached a settlement over allegations the company’s AdMob platform enabled a game developer to illegally collect personal data from young users, MediaPost reports. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
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Also in New Mexico, Balderas filed an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit to have COPPA claims against Google reinstated, MediaPost reports. The claims are related to Google's education technology products and their alleged collection of minors' data without parental consent.
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MediaPost reports T-Mobile was hit with a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington over its recent data breach affecting 53 million individuals.
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GUIDANCE
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued guidance for health care facilities and providers to keep them on top of their compliance obligations with state and federal health data privacy laws.
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European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski published his opinion on data protection in the European Commission's proposed directive on consumer credits, calling for clarification on types of data used for credit assessments as well as further addressing requirements and responsibilities associated with credit databases and third-party credit score providers.
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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency produced a fact sheet to help government and private sector organizations prevent and respond to ransomware attacks.
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