This week’s Privacy Tracker Global News Roundup includes recent headlines from Ireland to the U.S. to the Asia-Pacific region as legislatures and courts across the globe continue to grapple with privacy laws. Among the most recent news is Ireland’s public consultation on the planned Data Sharing and Governance Bill, South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act going into effect and a judge’s reaction to an anti-surveillance bill from U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT).
LATEST NEWS
The Irish Department of Public Expenditure and Reform launched a public consultation on the planned Data Sharing and Governance Bill, which deals with data sharing between public-sector agencies, reports thejournal.ie.
South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act came into effect last week, Data Guidance reports.
The Wall Street Journal reports a federal judge has said Sen. Patrick Leahy’s (D-VT) anti-surveillance bill could undermine “the twin goals of protecting privacy and national security” and may even be unconstitutional.
The North American Securities Administrators Association wrote to leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees saying provisions of the Email Privacy Act (HR 1852) and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S 607) could significantly limit the effectiveness of state civil and administrative investigations, reports Securities Regulation Daily.
A court decision may stop California Invasion of Privacy Act class-actions against companies, reports Law360.
Watchdog.org reports Missouri citizens voted to constitutionally protect electronic communications and data from warrantless police searches, and the Associated Press reports FBI Director James Comey thinks it's a good idea.
ICYMI
Boris Segalis, CIPP/US, wrote about Russia's new personal data legislation, saying it can’t really be called "privacy" legislation.
U.S.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation that extends the state’s drone regulations to private drones, the Associated Press reports.
The IAPP released a state education privacy law matrixwith information from the Data Quality Campaign.
EU
UK ministers plan to “link up thousands of state databases used by schools, councils, police and civil servants,”which is expected to bring privacy concerns, The Telegraph reports.
The Turkish government has forwarded a data protection convention to the Turkish Grand National Assembly for ratification, Daily Sabah reports.
ASIA PACIFIC
The Australian Federal Cabinet has given its support, in principle, for a requirement that telecommunications companies retain certain undetermined customer data for up to two years for warrantless investigation by government agencies, ZD Net reports.