In this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, read about the potential for updates to Spain’s privacy law and a new national ID card in Tunisia, which is drawing privacy concerns. In Canada, a proposed bill aims to shield health care facilities that provide services for medically assisted death and a Supreme Court ruling offers some insight into when vendors can share personal information without violating the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. In the U.S., Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., has introduced the Safe Transfer Act, which would require academic transcripts to include violations of a school’s sexual violence policies; Republicans within the Federal Communications Commission are planning to repeal net neutrality and privacy rules; and the House Intelligence Committee has passed the 2017 Intelligence Authorization Act.
LATEST NEWS
Ottawa Citizen reports, legislation introduced in Ontario aims to amend privacy laws to shield health care providers from being identified as providing medically assisted death.
The head of the Spanish data protection authority announced last week that a bill to reform the current data protection act will be submitted in February 2017, reports Field Fisher’s Privacy, Security and Information Law blog.
In early 2017, Tunisia’s Commission on Rights Liberties and External Relations is expected to debate a law to create a new national identity cardthat some say will undermine citizens’ privacy and freedom of expression rights.
Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., has introduced the Safe Transfer Act, which would require academic transcripts to include violations of a school’s sexual violence policies, reports CNSNews.
Illinois’ Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act goes into effect at the start of 2017, The National Law Review offers an overview of the changes this law will make in the workplace.
A Chicago judge issued the first fine under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act, reports Biometric Update.
North Dakota’s Marsy’s Law is now in effect, but law enforcement agencies say there are still questions around implementation, reports Inforum.
ICYMI
Jennifer Baker writes for The Privacy Advisor about a Belgian case against Microsoft that seeks to “ride roughshod over Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties,” among other things.
At the IAPP’s Practical Privacy Series event, FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen talked about a Trump administration, her stance on regulatory enforcement, and gave a glimpse of priorities for 2017. IAPP Publications Director Sam Pfeifle has the details for The Privacy Advisor.
US
The House Intelligence Committee has passed the 2017 Intelligence Authorization Act that would require the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to tell Congress "anytime it disagreed with the intelligence community, even in informal discussions" and "would limit the independent board’s spending to areas Congress specifically authorizes," The Intercept reports.
Republicans within the Federal Communications Commission are planning to repeal the net neutrality and privacy rules once President-elect Donald Trump takes office, MediaPost reports.
On Dec. 1, the nonpartisan Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity released a report ordered by President Barack Obama, identifying six imperatives that the Commission recommends the next administration tackle with urgency.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the U.S. government did not violate the Fourth Amendment in its initial warrantless monitoring under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of Mohamed Osman Mohamud and a foreign national outside of the U.S.
The first person was sentenced to jail under Oregon’s recently enacted revenge porn law, Courthouse News reports.
ASIA PACIFIC
A potential free-trade deal between the European Union and Japan hit a roadblock as the two sides look to agree on data flows, POLITICO reports.
Advocacy groups have found that Australia’s anti-terrorism data retention laws, passed two years ago, "have still not been successfully implemented," the Guardian reports.
As the country moves to demonetize in favor of digital transactions, Business Standard reports, India does not have laws to protect consumers who may lose money in online transactions.
CANADA
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Royal Bank of Canada v. Trang, a case outlining when vendors can share personal information without violating the Personal Information Protection and Electronics Documents Act, Mondaq reports.
Bennett Jones reports on the uncertainty surrounding establishing due diligence under Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation.
As illicit opioid use rises, law enforcement agencies across Canada are pushing for revisions to laws forbidding them from investigating mail in transit, CBC News reports.
EUROPE
The U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office has appointed Rob Luke as deputy commissioner, policy, the agency announced in a statement.