In this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, read about plans in Singapore to introduce legislation to safeguard sensitive data used by tech companies, as well as new guidance from the Personal Data Protection Commission on disposing of personal data. A Russian MP has proposed delaying the nation’s data retention law until the year 2023. A roundtable conference discussed Pakistan’s cybercrime bill, saying it needs amendments to protect privacy. In Europe, Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe’s opinions on data retention obligations in Sweden and the U.K. are bringing questions and speculation. And in the U.S., Connecticut prepares for its new student privacy law, Illinois passed a law limiting cellphone surveillance by police, and a court has said it’s legal to “upskirt” in Georgia. 

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ICYMI

Morrison & Foerster’s Lokke Moerel writes for Privacy Tracker about the potential for confusion surrounding the GDPR’s data protection officer requirement.

US

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said the Federal Trade Commission and more than a dozen state attorneys general told the FCC it can enforce the proposed regulations around set-top boxes, Multichannel News reports.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled mugshots do not need to be released to the public, but instead, can be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, Courthouse News Service reports.

ASIA PACIFIC

Continuing its efforts to be one of the world’s leading technology hubs, Singapore plans on introducing new legislation to safeguard sensitive data used by tech companies by protecting them from hackers, Bloomberg reports.

Acting Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has received his fifth three-month extension for the position, ZDNet reports.

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EUROPE