In this week's Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, read about the Philippine’s new national identification system that is expected to be signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte. In Nigeria, the country’s first Patients’ Bill of Rights was introduced to protect citizens and help address health care challenges. In Australia, Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that legislation backing My Health Record will be brought in line with the Australian Digital Health Agency in an effort to help strengthen privacy provisions. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced it adopted several amendments to the Privacy Act to facilitate its ability to disclose records to other federal agencies after a data breach.
LATEST NEWS
British Columbia’s privacy commissioner released a report following “a very unusual investigation” which found senior members of staff and some councilors to be potentially involved in confidential leaks from the City of Nanaimo, Nanimo News Now reports.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign into law a bill that will create the Philippine Identification System, Rappler reports.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report identifying improvements to the regulatory landscape and provided recommendations that streamline and refine the regulatory environment.
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Arizona’s new data breach law took effect August 3, 2018, AZ Big Media reports.
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ICYMI
Santa Clara University School of Law Professor Lydia de la Torre, CIPP/US, compares the new California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 to the GDPR, providing a side-by-side comparison for the Privacy Tracker.
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In an article for the Privacy Tracker, Iheanyi Nwankwo covers the Council of Europe Committee of Minister’s adoption the "Amending Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data,” which helps modernize Convention 108.
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In this Privacy Tracker post, IAPP Country Leader for France and Senior Counsel at Baker McKenzie Yann Padova offers an analysis of the French Data Protection Act 2, implementing the EU data protection package, which was enacted June 20.
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Thomas Shaw, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, writes on the Irish Supreme Court's decision to hear Facebook's appeal in the Schrems II case in this article for the Privacy Tacker, noting, "Given the stakes for companies with revenue streams dependent on monetizing personal data, it is no wonder this case is under such intense focus from many sides."
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U.S.
U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips voiced his concerns about privacy laws, such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, MediaPost reports.
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The FTC announced it has amended the system of records notices under the Privacy Act of 1974. The amendments will give the FTC the ability to disclose records to other agencies following a data breach.
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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., has released a policy paper outlining ways the U.S. government can regulate tech companies, CNBC reports.
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The American Medical Informatics Association is putting its support behind the draft Federal Data Strategy, which it believes can help improve data sharing for health care research and treatment, Healthcare IT News reports.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt announced legislation backing the country’s My Health Record will be brought into line with policy of the Australian Digital Health Agency, ZDNet reports.
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EUROPE
The Supreme Court of Ireland has agreed to hear Facebook’s appeal of a High Court judge’s ruling to refer a case concerning the validity of standard contractual clauses to the Court of Justice of the European Union, The Irish Times reports.
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MIDDLE EAST
Speaking at a closed meeting, Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked warned against adopting a more European approach to privacy, adding that Israel should “go with these changes more cautiously,” The Marker reports.
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AFRICA
Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo introduced the country’s first Patients’ Bill of Rights, developed with the Consumer Protection Council, to protect citizens and help address health care challenges, the Daily Trust reports.
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