In this week’s global legislative roundup, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission will host a public forum to receive public comments on data security and privacy rulemaking. Updates to Russia’s personal data law will be formally implemented next month. The Irish Data Protection Commission’s children's privacy decision against Instagram could come by the end of August. And, the California state legislature advanced the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act to a Senate floor vote.

The latest

Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, the Roskomnadzor, summarized recent changes adopted for the Federal Law on Personal Data that will take effect Sept. 1.
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Uruguay's data protection authority, the Unidad Reguladora y de Control de Datos Personales, marked the 14-year anniversary of the country's passage of the Access Law No. 18,331 on Data Protection.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a public forum Sept. 8 to discuss plans for and take public comments on its proposed privacy and data security rulemaking.
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Enforcement

Google agreed to pay a AU$60 million fine to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Guardian reports.
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Investor Daily reports Indonesia's House of Representatives and relevant government agencies agreed to the creation of a supervisory authority that will oversee enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Bill. 
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The Irish Data Protection Commission's final decision of its complaint against Instagram’s handling of children’s data in the EU could come by the end of August, TechCrunch reports.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission launched its first cryptocurrency investigation, Bloomberg reports.
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U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya made his first public speech since being sworn in as commissioner in May.
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The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced an interpretive rule for digital marketing providers' advertising targeting practices in the financial sector.
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Business Insider reports the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is moving forward with its investigation into alleged use of "dark patterns" by Amazon in its Prime services promotions.
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EU

The European Data Protection Supervisor issued a recommendation for the Council of the European Union to open further negotiations with Japan for a cross-border data-flow agreement.
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Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development, Telecommunications and Mass Media issued guidance that biometric data will not be collected from citizens without consent.
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US

Business Insider reports the current version of the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act 2023 includes provisions to allow for investigation into "foreign weaponization" of advertising technology data.
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The California Senate's Committee on Appropriations voted 5-0 to advance Assembly Bill 2273, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, to the Senate floor.
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Guidance

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released a consultation paper titled “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Telecommunication Sector.”
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Slovenia's data protection authority, Informacijski Pooblaščenec, created an infographic to help data controllers conduct impact assessments.
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ICYMI

Following months of consideration and speculation, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is set to officially explore the drafting of privacy and data security rules. IAPP Staff Writer Joe Duball has details on the filing and its standing against Congress' ongoing federal privacy law debate.
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