In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, read about the impact emerging U.S. privacy laws are having on the health care industry. Also in the U.S., bipartisan members of Congress said they continue to make progress on a federal privacy law, and Facebook reached a $550 million class-action settlement over violations of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Information Act. A group of Asia-Pacific company executives believes the framework for privacy legislation in India needs to be solidified. And the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada seeks feedback on how regulations could better address risks surrounding the use of artificial intelligence.
LATEST NEWS
The Florida House of Representatives approved a bill to protect residents' biometric information from insurance companies, Florida Politics reports.
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A pair of Utah lawmakers seeks to loosen election privacy laws to allow political parties to access voter information, Deseret News reports.
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ICYMI
In this piece for The Privacy Advisor, WilmerHale Partner Kirk Nahra, CIPP/US, looks at the impact emerging U.S. privacy laws are having on the health care industry.
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After Facebook agreed to pay $550 million to settle allegations that the company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, IAPP Editor Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, spoke with Edelson Founder and CEO Jay Edelson, who was one of the plaintiff's attorneys involved in the case.
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ENFORCEMENT
Cyprus' Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection fined three companies a combined 82,000 euros for various EU General Data Protection Regulation violations, according to the European Data Protection Board.
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The Italian data protection authority, the Garante, fined Tim spa 27.8 million euros for alleged violations of the GDPR.
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The Italian Competition and Market Authority announced it launched a noncompliance procedure against Facebook in regards to a 2018 order on personal data use.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced another settlement on false claims of EU-U.S. Privacy Shield participation.
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Facebook reached a $550 million class-action settlement over violations of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Information Act, The New York Times reports.
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AFRICA
Kenya's high court ruled the country can move forward with its new digital identification plan; however, the government will first need to pass stronger regulations, Reuters reports.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
A group of Asia-Pacific company executives believes the framework for privacy legislation in India needs to be solidified, Indica News reports.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo submitted a draft data protection law to the country's House of Representatives.
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CANADA
As part of an analysis of Canada’s privacy laws, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner is seeking feedback on how regulations could better address risks surrounding artificial intelligence use.
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EUROPE
A leaked draft of EU proposals for an artificial intelligence strategy does not include a ban on facial recognition, Euractiv reports.
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The Serbian Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection issued the country's own standard contractual clauses, BDK Advokati reports.
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The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office said it will be “business as usual for data protection” and GDPR will continue to apply as the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.
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US
A coalition of advertising groups asked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to delay enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act until regulations implementing the law have been finalized, MediaPost reports.
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State Sen. Brad Hoylman, D-N.Y., announced he will propose a bill to prohibit New York law enforcement from deploying facial-recognition technology or other forms of biometric surveillance.
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., introduced a bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is prepared to introduce a bill that would ban technology companies from employing encryption and revoke liability exemptions related to incidents involving children, Bloomberg reports.
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Microsoft voiced its support for the revamped Washington Privacy Act.
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State Rep. Shannon Zimmerman, R-Wis., said he will be proposing the Wisconsin Data Privacy Act, RiverTowns reports.
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Bipartisan members of Congress said they continue to make progress on a federal privacy law, The Hill reports.
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