In this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, read about a personal data protection bill tabled in Bermuda, a Russian law imposing data storage requirements on telecommunications and internet communications operators, and the first reading of the U.K. Digital Economy Bill, which would allow for data sharing between public bodies when there’s a public benefit and increase online protections for minors. Plus, the European Parliament passed security rules, the Israeli Justice Ministry is close to a draft on its so-called “Facebook law” and, the Article 31 Committee approved the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, meaning it may be adopted this week.
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The Personal Information Protection Bill has been tabled in the Bermuda Parliament. Data Guidance reports the bill aims to establish the right to 'informational privacy' for individuals and advance Bermuda's economic interests by adopting international standards.
Haaretz reports the Israeli Justice Ministry expects to have a draft “Facebook law” completed soon. The law would enable the state to remove inciting content from social networks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law imposing extensive data storage requirements on telecommunications and internet communications operators, reports Hogan Lovells’ Chronicle of Data Protection.
The Digital Economy Bill had its first reading in the U.K. Parliament.Computer Business Review reports, the bill would allow for sharing of information between public bodies when there is a public benefit, increase online protection for minors, offer universal broadband access and more.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill offering safe harbor to financial firms for disclosing to authorities possible cases of senior exploitation, reports Financial Advisor.
ICYMI
The revamped EU-U.S. Privacy Shield cleared a major obstacle Friday and looks to be ready for formal adoption early this week, Jedidiah Bracy, CIPP, reports for Privacy Tracker.
US
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pitching to amend the privacy notice requirement under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and has opened up a request for public comment.
A ruling from the Federal Communications Commission clarified that federal government employees and their contractors are exempt from robo-call regulations, The Washington Post reports.
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., will hold a hearing July 12 on the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed broadband privacy rules, Multichannel News reports.
The White House has announced the National Privacy Research Strategy, a program that aims to foster more sophisticated privacy research alongside the development of innovative data use, it said in a press release.
The Department of Health and Human Services reached its first–ever settlement agreement with a business associate for a HIPAA breach. The settlement with Catholic Health Care Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia includes a $650,000 fine and a corrective action plan.
The Michigan Supreme Court cleared charges against Pandora, finding that a man accusing the music-streaming service of violating his privacy was not legally a customer, The Detroit News reports.
ASIA-PACIFIC
Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim published his findings on two complaints his office received from customers affected by the 2014 data breach of Telstra wholesale provider TeleChoice.
EUROPE
The European Parliament has passed the EU’s first cybersecurity rules, Bloomberg Technology reports.
Swedish security police Säpo has received permission from the country’s data protection authority to register individuals who express support for ISIS and other terrorist groups, The Local reports.
POLITICO reports on French lawmakers’ efforts to overhaul the country’s security and intelligence agencies following an investigation into the handling of the terrorist attacks in Paris in November.
The Italian data protection authority, Garante, has presented its 2015 annual report to the Italian Parliament, DataGuidance reports.
New research indicates certain sections of the GDPR could lead to a “right to explanation” on algorithmic decision-making, Fusion reports.
In an effort to stop financial crimes and terrorism funding, the European Commission is looking to place tighter controls on bitcoin transactions and pre-paid credit cards, Law360 reports.
The U.K. minister in charge of data protection, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, recently said that as a result of the U.K. referendum to leave the EU, the General Data Protection Regulation may not apply in the U.K., Out-Law.com reports.