In Brazil, public discussions aimed at shaping the county’s new Internet bill of rights have begun; China has issued clarifications on how companies can collect, use and protect individuals’ personal information, and the UK House of Lords rejected an attempt to get the so-called “snoopers’ charter” back into antiterrorism legislation. This week’s Privacy Tracker roundup also offers information on what Finland’s new Information Security Code and Canada’s new cyberbullying law mean for businesses. In the U.S., states are tackling data breaches, body-worn cameras and protecting health data, while the White House calls for breach notification and possibly more power for the Federal Trade Commission, and the House of Representatives looks at a bipartisan proposal to protect consumer information. 

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The UK House of Lords has rejected a last-minute redraft of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill after four lords attempted to amend it to add in the so-called “snoopers’ charter,” BBC reports.

ICYMI

Timothy Banks, CIPP/C, writes for Privacy Tracker about the Canadian government’s push to increase law enforcement's surveillance powers.

U.S.

The White House is preparing to send an online privacy bill to Congress that would restrict how companies handle consumer data "while greatly expanding the power of the Federal Trade Commission to police abuses," Politico reports, citing anonymous sources.

In this report for The Privacy Advisor, Jedidiah Bracy, CIPP/US, CIPP/E,looks into a House subcommittee hearing on federal data breach notification legislation and reveals some of the sticking points on the issue.

CANADA

EU

The European Commission says it wants to have a single cross-continent data protection law in place by the end of the year, claiming it will bring major benefits to consumers and businesses, V3.co.uk reports.

Pascale Gelly, CIPP/E, CIPM, details the CNIL’s "wish list" of provisions to be included in the Digital Law being contemplated by the French government for The Privacy Advisor.

In this exclusive for The Privacy Advisor Joanna Tomaszewska writes about amendments to the Polish Data Protection Act that entered into force on January 1.

LATIN AMERICA