In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, read some of the reactions now that the California Consumer Privacy Act is in effect, and learn what the CCPA could mean for other state privacy laws and, ultimately, future federal privacy legislation. European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski said the U.K. may have to wait before negotiations can start on a new data deal with the EU following Brexit. U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., called out Congress for its insufficient progress on a federal privacy law and regulators in the U.S. and the European Union will likely ramp up enforcement of children's privacy laws in 2020.
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U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act into law.
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The California Supreme Court ruled psychotherapists can challenge a state law that requires them to report patients who admit to viewing explicit images featuring minors.
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Vimeo argues a federal class-action lawsuit alleging the company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act should not proceed any further.
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ICYMI
The California Consumer Privacy Act is now in effect as of Jan. 1. In this post for Privacy Tracker, IAPP Editorial Director Jedidiah Bracy, CIPP, rounds up some of the latest CCPA-related responses and looks at what the CCPA could mean for other state privacy laws and, ultimately, future federal privacy legislation.
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ENFORCEMENT
The Brazilian Department of Consumer Protection has fined Facebook $1.6 million over the Cambridge Analytica revelations.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
Chinese regulators issued standards to prevent the illegal collection and use of personal information of app users.
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CANADA
In an op-ed for The Globe and Mail, University of Victoria Political Science Professor Colin Bennett writes that in assessing reforms to Canada's privacy laws, politicians need to consider incorporating regulations on themselves and political parties in general.
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EUROPE
According to Hunton Andrews Kurth's Privacy & Information Security Law Blog, the Council of the European Union has released a draft position on the application of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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The Norwegian data protection authority, Datatilsynet, announced the standard data-processing agreement adopted by Denmark's DPA can also be used within Norway.
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European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski said the U.K. may have to wait before negotiations can start on a new data deal with the EU following Brexit.
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US
The proposed California Privacy Rights Act may shape U.S. privacy laws in 2020.
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A lawsuit filed in the New York State Supreme Court seeks to reveal how the New York Police Department search cell phone records.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., has called out Congress for its insufficient progress on federal privacy legislation.
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Regulators in the U.S. and the European Union will likely ramp up enforcement of children's privacy laws in 2020.
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