The government of the Czech Republic has announced it will ramp up efforts to complete legislation to enact the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Poland’s Ministry of Digitalization is a step closer to its GDPR enactment law. Qatar has issued an extension for compliance with the country’s data protection law. And in the U.S., President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill renewing Section 702 surveillance; changes to the Common Rule have been delayed by six months; Oregon lawmakers plan to present a net neutrality bill; and Arizona is aiming to strengthen its data breach notification law while a South Dakota Senate committee has delayed action on its breach notification bill.
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The Czech government is working to speed along the creation of a bill enacting the GDPR in that country, pushing the goal for completion from March to February, reports Prague Daily Monitor.
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Poland’s Ministry of Digitalization met to review the public consultations on its draft laws implementing the GDPR and aims to have an amended draft by Jan 26, reports Lexology.
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Qatar’s government has confirmed an extension for compliance with the country’s data protection law, which was passed more than a year ago, reports Mondaq.
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Politico reports, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill reauthorizing, with some changes, the surveillance powers under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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The U.S. House passed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, which would centralize the responsibility for cybersecurity at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, reports Mondaq.
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The FTC and VTech have settled over the company’s alleged violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and the FTC Act, reports InfoLawGroup.
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Arizona lawmakers are considering strengthening its data breach notification law, reports JDSupra.
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Oklahoma state Rep. Mark Mcbride has announced he plans to draft legislation to make it illegal to attach a tracking device to an individual’s vehicle, reports NewsOn6.
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Oregon lawmakers plan to introduce net neutrality legislation, and Rep. Jennifer Williamson, D-Portland, has said she plans to incorporate net neutrality provisions into an online privacy bill filed last year, reports Oregon Live.
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South Dakota’s Senate Judiciary Committee has delayed action on a mandatory breach notification bill, reports The Associated Press.
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ICYMI
Updates to the U.S. Federal Common Rule, originally scheduled to go into effect Jan. 19, have been delayed by six months. Dianna Reuter, CIPP/US, and Heather Cathrall of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia write for Privacy Tracker about the new requirements.
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US
The General Services Administration announced it will make changes to its regulations regarding how contractors should handle and safeguard sensitive information for federal clients, Fedscoop reports.
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The Federal Trade Commission released its annual report detailing its work in the fields of privacy and data security in 2017.
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After 12,000 customers received letters accidentally revealing their HIV status through envelope windows, Aetna has agreed to pay $17 million to settle a federal class-action lawsuit, CNN reports.
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ASIA PACIFIC
ZDNet reports on Australia’s Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, which will go into effect Feb. 22, 2018.
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Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission issued a SG$18,000 fine to digital marketing agency Social Metric for what it has called a “flagrant privacy breach,” MumbrellaAsia reports.
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CANADA
The Canadian Bar Association will “in all likelihood” go forth with court challenges over invasion of privacy if the federal government moves forward with proposed measures in Bill C-58 regarding litigation privilege, The Lawyer’s Daily reports.
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A British Columbia appeals court ruled in favor of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in a production order case against Craigslist, CBA National Magazine reports.
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EUROPE
The European Commission announced that the new Payment Services Directive has gone into effect, requiring companies to install stricter security for electronic payments and the protection of consumers' financial information.
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Belgium has officially adopted a new law reforming the Belgian Privacy Commission, replacing it with the Belgian Data Protection Authority, Hunton & Williams Privacy and Information Security Law Blog reports.
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