In the U.S., two cybersecurity bills are closer to becoming law while a spending bill could mean a significant budget increase for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and a judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit to continue against Target, possibly opening a “can of worms.” In Kenya, a bill would mean more powers for national security agencies to access communications to fight terrorism. In the EU, changes to the one-stop-shop provision in the proposed regulation may leave some wanting; the Article 29 Working Party released guidance on the right to be forgotten, and a UK court ruled electronic surveillance of cell phone and online activity is legal, while the European Court of Justice put more restrictions on home CCTV use. And In Canada, the Supreme Court ruled on police access to cell-phone data.

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The U.S. Senate has approved the National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014, which would codify the existing cybersecurity and communications operations center at the Department of Homeland Security, reports National Journal.

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In this Privacy Tracker post, Shaun Brown of nNovation examines the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling that police may conduct limited searches of suspects' cell phones without getting search warrants if they follow strict rules.

In this Privacy Tracker post, Timothy Banks, CIPP/C, offers a look at the 2014 legislative environment in Canada.

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Promontory's John Bowman reports for The Privacy Advisor on the meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels that discussed the so-called one-stop shop; it may not be exactly what some businesses or member states hoped for, but it is likely to gain approval during 2015.

Paul Lanois unpacks the Article 29 Working Party’s guidelines on how EU data protection authorities intend to implement the right to be forgotten pursuant to the CJEU's decision in this exclusive for The Privacy Advisor.

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