In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, learn about discussion that surrounds the Cyberspace Administration of China's Draft Administrative Measures on Evaluating the Security of Transmitting Personal Information Overseas. MarşanErezTuran Founding Partner Serhat Turan, CIPP/E, explores some of the underlying reasons the EU may be unaware of Turkey's data protection law. Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Brian Beamish laid out initiatives to bolster privacy protections within the province. Romania’s data protection authority announced it has issued the first fine under Article 25 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, and in the U.S., Virginia has amended its “revenge porn” law to include “deepfake” images and videos.

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Malta's ombudsman alleges the prime minister has ignored the country's privacy laws.
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The Tanzania Parliament amended the Statistics Act that criminalized the publishing of "non-official" data.
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The team for U.K. prime minister candidate Boris Johnson has been accused of violating data protection laws.
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The Zimbabwe government published the Freedom of Information Bill, which was created to repeal the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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The Amberwood Care Center faces a class-action lawsuit for alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
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Amazon also faces a class-action for alleged violations of the Illinois biometric law.
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The New Hampshire DMV said privacy laws hamper states' abilities to share information about problematic drivers.
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ICYMI

EY Data Protection Officer Galaad Delval, CIPP/E, looks at the Cyberspace Administration of China's Draft Administrative Measures on Evaluating the Security of Transmitting Personal Information Overseas and examines whether data localization has returned to the discussion table under another form or if the 2019 document solely details a new cross-border transfer framework for companies in the country.
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In this piece for Privacy Perspectives, MarşanErezTuran Founding Partner Serhat Turan, CIPP/E, explores some of the underlying reasons the EU may be unaware of Turkey's data protection law.
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In this piece for The Privacy Advisor, Reed Smith's Kim Gold, CIPP/US, and James Hennessy examine the latest California Consumer Privacy Act provisions and exemptions relevant to health care providers, drug and device manufacturers, biotech companies and their respective service providers, as well as digital health and other companies engaged in health care delivery.
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ASIA-PACIFIC

Amazon seeks clarification from Australia's government over the Telecommunications and Other Legislation (Assistance and Access) Act 2018.
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India passed the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced the launch of a new data-sharing framework that promotes the protected free flow of data across borders.
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The Infocomm Media Development Authority and Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission have revealed the Trusted Data Sharing Framework.
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CANADA

In his office’s 2018 annual report, Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Brian Beamish laid out initiatives to bolster privacy protections within the province.
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As part of its annual report, the Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner proposes for cannabis dispensaries to be subject to the Health Information Protection Act.
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In an op-ed for the Ottawa Citizen, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law's Trevor Neiman explains why now is the time for political parties to be placed under Canadian privacy laws.
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EUROPE

Ireland's Protection Commissioner has opened another investigation into Apple over its compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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Germany has fined Facebook 2 million euros for breaching the country's law on internet transparency.
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Romania's data protection authority announced it has issued the first fine under Article 25 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation to Unicredit Bank.
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The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office announced it has launched an investigation into video-sharing app TikTok and its practices for handling children's data.
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The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office announced it intends to fine British Airways 183M GBP for violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation over its September 2018 data breach.
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US

MediaPost reports on the efforts tech companies have taken to rally against the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine's case against Facebook is set to proceed after the social network's second bid to dismiss the case was denied.
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Somerville, Massachusetts, became the second city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition technology.
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An amendment to Virginia's "revenge porn" law has been made to include "deepfake" images and videos.
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Government Technology reports on the work states have done to create privacy laws in the absence of an overarching federal rule.
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