In Turkey, Canada and the UK, bills have been proposed that some say may limit citizens’ rights. The Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice has revised its breach reporting bill, and the German Minister of the Interior wants further examination into the likelihood of passing a revised data retention bill. Also, in this Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, read about California’s new Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, Colorado debating limits on police drone use, New Mexico considering a bill imposing data storage, destruction and breach notification requirements on merchants and a Minnesota bill attempting to put retention limits on license-plate reader data collected from innocent individuals.
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The Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice has submitted a revised bill addressing the obligation to report information and communications technology breaches, Telecompaper reports.
German Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maziere is calling for further examination into whether a data retention law in a restricted form could pass despite the earlier failure, reports Telecompaper.
On Thursday, a Turkish parliamentary commission debated the government’s proposed Telecommunications Directorate, which would allow ministers to restrict access to any websitedeemed to threaten lives, public order or people's rights and freedoms by committing a crime, Reuters reports.
ZDNet reports that amendments to the UK’s Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill would extend government surveillance powers.
Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ) recently announced the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015, which would require police to obtain a warrant in order to access certain customer information from service providers, reports Sonoran News.
Law360 reports that financial industry trade groups wrote letters to the U.S. Congress asking for new cybersecurity legislation and a uniform standard for breach notification and data security.
Arizona State Rep. J.D. Mesnard (R-District 21) is revising his previously proposed revenge porn bill after a lawsuit brought by civil rights groups stalled the original version, Associated Press reports.
California News Wire reports California Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) has introduced the DNA Privacy Bill, which would strengthen the notice requirements when dried blood spot samples are taken from newborns to screen for diseases.
Colorado’s SB 15-059 aims to limit law enforcement’s use of drones, including the use of facial recognition technology, reports FindBiometrics.
Hunton & Williams’ Privacy and Information Security Law Blog reports that Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has drafted a new bill that would impose new privacy obligations on companies that retain the personal data of state residents.
Albuquerque Journal reports on a New Mexico bill that would put requirements on merchants for the storage and disposal of personal data and require them to notify consumers of a breach within 45 days of discovery.
After two days of hearings, the Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee cleared a bill that would put a 90-day retention limit on license-plate reader data collected on innocent people, StarTribunereports.
The Montana Senate has approved a bill that would make it illegal to secretly watch or record another person either in person or by means of a hidden electronic device, Associated Press reports.
Associated Press reports Montana State Rep. Daniel Zolnikov (R-Billings) has introduced legislation that would bar government agencies from requesting reporters’ emails or other electronic communications from companies that store that information.
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers in Washington has introduced legislation that would allow voters to amend the state constitution, giving electronic communications and data the same protections as “persons, houses, papers and effects,” The Tenth Amendment Center reports.
U.S.
Jedidiah Bracy, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, writes for Privacy Perspectives on how privacy fared in State of the Union Address, including reactions to the president's privacy and cybersecurity initiatives.
In this post for Privacy Perspectives, Cameron Kerry discusses the work that went into the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, why it has been delayed and what it could mean for the larger privacy landscape.
The Washington Post reports on President Barack Obama's proposed federal legislation to safeguard student privacy.
The Hill reports the new Congress will hold its first hearing on data breach notification legislation on Tuesday.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act that would require police to have a warrant before tracking people's locations via their cell phones and other GPS devices, The Hill reports.
California Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) has created a new Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection; the panel is designed to take on growing consumer privacy issues and the use of information on the health, financial, educational and consumer habits of millions of state residents.
CANADA
New Brunswick is reviewing its legislation governing access to information and protection of privacy, and the public is asked to provide feedback through March 31, The Canadian Press reports.
In Northwest Territories, legislation that would allow the regulation of naturopaths and psychologists has prompted concerns from Information and Privacy Commissioner Keenan Bengts that the bill could violate privacy, CBC News reports.
EU
MEP Viviane Reding said European legislators are seeking to finalize negotiations on a digital single market that aims to level the playing field for European technology companies, The Wall Street Journal reports. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
EU policy broadcaster viEUws hosted a debate between Paul Nemitz, Jan Philipp Albrecht and Pat Walshe over what's to come for the pending EU regulation. In this feature for The Privacy Advisor, check out the debate and reaction.
ASIA PACIFIC
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has updated its list of the IT security measures organizations should have in place to protect user data, IT News reports.
South China Morning Post reports the Basic Law Committee's Prof. Albert Chen Hung-yee has said China's tough national security laws should not be applied to Hong Kong.
China's Administration for Industry and Commerce has published its "Measures for the Punishment of Conduct Infringing the Rights and Interests of Consumers," the Hunton & Williams Privacy and Information Security Law Blog reports.