China’s government has released a draft regulation implementing amendments to its Consumer Rights Protection Law; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering an amendment to current law regulating the recording of conversations; and Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission might mandate that tourists carry “location-tracking SIM cards” for their safety. Read about this and more in today’s Privacy Tracker legislative update.
LATEST NEWS
Canberra is considering a law to make video surveillance and electronic monitoring illegal unless it’s in a person's “lawful interests,” reports The Canberra Times.
China’s State Administration of Industry and Commerce has released a draft regulation implementing amendments to its Consumer Rights Protection Law that includes changes to privacy obligations for businesses operating in China, reports The National Law Review.
Irish Times reports that the Irish High Court has ruled the Data Protection Commissioner has no power to hold oral hearings.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering introducing a legislative amendment to prevent individuals from recording a conversation without the consent of the other parties involved, reports Israel Hayom.
JD Supra reports that Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commissioner is stepping up enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act.
U.S.
In a new blog post for the Federal Trade Commission, Nithan Sannappa and Lorrie Faith Cranor, CIPT, offer a deep dive into the location privacy issues revealed in the InMobi case.
ASIA PACIFIC
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission could mandate tourists to carry “location-tracking SIM cards,” The Nation reports.
CANADA
Alberta Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton said the office of former Premier Alison Reford violated privacy laws when she leaked personal information about former Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk and three other government officials, Global News reports.
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Canada has disclosed 66 breaches within public entities between March and June 2016, an increase from the 51 breaches during 2016’s first quarter, CBC News reports.
EUROPE
The Irish Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has released guidance on location data.The guidance is for both individuals and organizations, and aims to help individuals know how much of their location information is collected and processed, and to provide clarity to organizations on their obligations.