Kazakhstan has a new law requiring mobile phones to be registered in a government database, EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová is confident the Privacy Shield and Umbrella Agreement will continue in the Trump administration, and the U.K. House of Lords will discuss data sharing with the EU and U.S. post-Brexit this week. Also in this week's Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, get access to overviews of the amendments to Japan's data protection law, new U.S. state laws affecting breach response practices and the new U.S. Federal Substance Use Disorder Privacy Rule. Plus, read about why President Trump's executive order, "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States," won't affect U.S.-EU data transfer and sharing agreements. (IAPP member login required.)

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JD Supra offers an update on amendments to Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information.
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A new law In Kazakhstan requires all mobile phones to be registered in a government database, reports Radio Free Europe.
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On Wednesday, the U.K. House of Lords will discuss data sharing with the EU and U.S. post-Brexit, reports UK Fundraising.
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JD Supra offers and overview of U.S. state laws that affect the way companies handle breach response processes.
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The National Law Review outlines eight key provisions of the new Federal Substance Use Disorder Privacy Rule.
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Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., says he will make automotive cybersecurity a priority for the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the coming year, reports Inside Cybersecurity.
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The Tenther reports on Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León’s proposal of the California Values Act, which aims to block law enforcement from sharing personal information for immigration enforcement purposes.
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The Clark County School Board in Las Vegas, Nev., is will discuss a resolution to protect students’ privacy regardless of their immigration status, reports The Daily Millbury.
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Oklahoma state legislators are working on a drone bill that will address privacy concerns among others, reports The Shawnee News-Star.
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ICYMI

On his third working day as U.S. President, Donald J. Trump signed "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States," which includes a provision that will significantly affect the privacy practices of U.S. agencies with regard to the personal data of noncitizens. IAPP Westin Fellow Cobun Keegan, CIPM, CIPP/US, writes for Privacy Tracker on whether it impacts the Umbrella Agreement or Privacy Shield.
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Maria Elterman, CIPP/US, writes for Privacy Tracker that about the  Russian data protection authority’s ban on LinkedIn.
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On March 3, join the IAPP web conference, "Introduction to U.S. Privacy Law." Designed for those just starting out in the field of privacy law, this web conference will provide a crash course in the legal foundations of privacy in the U.S. along with practical examples from the daily lives of privacy attorneys.
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Join the IAPP web conference "The New Chinese Cybersecurity Law: A Legal Update" to learn about the new law from two seasoned attorneys working in China.
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US

Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., have introduced a bill that would form the Select Committee on Cybersecurity, FedScoop reports.
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President Donald Trump has appointed the Federal Communications Commission's Ajit Pai, to agency chairman, Forbes reports.
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The Federal Trade Commission announced Maureen Ohlhausen, a Republican, has been officially designated by President Donald Trump as the agency’s acting chair.
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The Department of Health and Human Services and 15 other federal agencies issued a final rule designed to strengthen data privacy protections for research participants, HealthITSecurity reports.
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A 3rd U.S. Circuit Court's ruling in favor of class-action plaintiffs who argued a data breach harm was intangible, openly rejected the Spokeo case precedent that maintains harm must be demonstrable for privacy suits to move forward, Reuters reports.
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ASIA PACIFIC

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in Hong Kong has revealed that of the 112 privacy cases given to law enforcement, only five resulted in prosecution, representing a 4.5 percent prosecution rate, the South China Morning Post reports.
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EUROPE

EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová is confident the Privacy Shield and Umbrella Agreement will continue under U.S. President Donald Trump, EurActiv.com reports.
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