In this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, read about California's recently passed net neutrality law, ongoing efforts to develop a U.S. federal data privacy bill, and how the new trade deal between the U.S. and Mexico impacts data-storage practices for financial institutions. In Australia, legislation was introduced to help address faults associated with the country's digital health records system, My Health Record. Poland's Parliament has passed a cybersecurity law aimed at fully implementing the EU NIS Directive, and Kenya has published and is seeking comment on a proposed Privacy and Data Protection Bill.
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Advocates for an open WHOIS system are pushing U.S. legislation that would require domain name registrars to publish WHOIS information, Domain Name Wire reports.
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California state lawmakers passed a bill establishing net neutrality protections, ensure the state’s broadband customers have equal access to content on the internet, CNN reports.
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Colorado’s HB18-1128 took effect Sept. 1, requiring any organization that collects or maintains certain personal data to adhere to state requirements for data protection and consumer data privacy, InfoLawGroup reports.
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ICYMI
In this Privacy Tracker Post, Michael Lamb, CIPP/US, CPO of RELX Group, offers an overview of the published amendments to the California Privacy Act of 2018. See Tuesday's update here.
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US
A new trade deal between the U.S. and Mexico would no longer require financial institutions to store data within their countries as long as regulators can obtain the information when needed, Bloomberg Law reports.
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A group of lawmakers is mulling the creation of a draft federal data privacy bill, Bloomberg reports.
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The New York Times reports tech companies have been pushing the Trump administration for a federal U.S. privacy law designed to allow organizations more freedom when handling personal data.
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A spokesperson for Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., confirmed the representative is currently drafting legislation that could enhance obligations for financial sector companies to report data breaches, Bloomberg Law reports.
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Courthouse News reports on a pair of class-action lawsuits filed against Facebook, alleging harm via data sharing with device manufacturers and other third parties.
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Airbnb and HomeAway have filed a lawsuit against New York City over a bill the two companies claim violates privacy laws, Bloomberg reports.
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has written a letter to Sen. Robert Hertzberg, D-Calif., and State Assemblyman Ed Chau, D-Calif., asking for changes to be made to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 to make enforcement easier on his office.
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AFRICA
Kenya’s Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology has published and is seeking public comment on the proposed Privacy and Data Protection Bill, Daily Nation reports.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
The Australian government introduced legislation aimed at fixing problems associated with My Health Record, the country’s digital health records system, ZDNet reports.
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Arguing that the current DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018 would violate privacy rights, the Indian Congress has asked for the bill to be withdrawn, The Indian Express reports.
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The Justice Select Committee met to hear submissions on New Zealand’s new Privacy Bill, set to replace the outdated Privacy Act that was passed 25 years ago, the New Zealand Herald reports.
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EUROPE
The Parliament of Poland has passed its cybersecurity law aimed at fully implementing the EU NIS Directive, Dark Reading reports.
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Politico reports the European Commission is expected to introduce new regulation next month that would require social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, to remove terrorist content within an hour.
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The European Commission is currently drafting an amendment to party funding rules that would prohibit political groups from profiting from data collection, The Irish Times reports.
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The European Data Protection Board released a statement saying EU data protection authorities have noted the European Commission’s intent to investigate the consolidation of consumers’ personal data following the planned Apple-Shazam deal.
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