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.
LATEST NEWS
A roundtable discussion on Pakistan's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2015, concluded that amendments are needed to protect privacy, reports Daily Times.
A Russian MP has proposed delaying the data retention law until 2023, according to Telecompaper.
The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional a law requiring parental notification for girls under 18 seeking abortion, saying it violates privacy rights, reports US News.
Connecticut’s new student privacy law goes into effect Oct. 1, reports the Easton Courier.
A Georgia court has deemed language in the state’s Invasion of Privacy Act too murky to convict an “upskirting” offender, reports The Washington Post.
Illinois has passed a law limiting law enforcement’s powers to surveil individual’s cellphones, reports Inquisitr.
A New Jersey state senator has introduced legislation that would allow state law enforcement agencies to share data amongst themselves and with the federal government, reports Statescoop.
ICYMI
Morrison & Foerster’s Lokke Moerel writes for Privacy Tracker about the potential for confusion surrounding the GDPR’s data protection officer requirement.
The Privacy Advisor’s Jennifer Baker explores what Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe’s opinions on data retention obligations in Sweden and the U.K. mean for the U.K.’s current and pending data protection laws in a post-Brexit world.
In this exclusive for The Privacy Advisor, Denis Kelleher discusses what Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe’s opinion on U.K. and Swedish data protection may mean for Privacy Shield.
IAPP Westin Fellow Gabe Maldoff, CIPP/US, explains in this Privacy Perspectives post how the Securities and Exchange Commission fine of Morgan Stanley for violating the Safeguards Rule of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act reveals the its strict view of what constitutes “reasonable” data security.
US
FedScoop reports, the Kelsey Smith Act, which would require cellphone companies to share location data with law enforcement in emergency cases, may fail due to privacy concerns.
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 Wall Street Journal reports on plans by the Justice Department to secure a series of international agreements with certain countries that would allow them to serve warrants on U.S. internet companies.
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.
Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission delivered new guidelines to businesses for disposing personal information, The Straits Times reports.
Acting Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has received his fifth three-month extension for the position, ZDNet reports.
CANADA
The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador named Donovan Molloy as its new information and privacy commissioner, CBC News reports.
ITBusiness.ca reports on whether Privacy Shield can help Canada update its privacy laws.