In this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, read about how Canada’s House of Commons committee has approved a long-awaited border preclearance bill, despite concerns from the federal privacy commissioner, and the private-right-of-action in Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation was suspended. Turkey’s draft Regulation on the Deletion, Destruction and Anonymisation of Personal Data was released for public comment. The EU’s Article 29 Working Party issued a press release on its preparations for the annual review of the Privacy Shield, and the LIBE committee released a draft report on the proposed ePrivacy Regulation. In the U.S., there’s news on appointments to both the Federal Trade and Federal Communications commissions, and Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., may propose HIPAA privacy rules be loosened in opioid overdose cases. Read about this and more in this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup.
LATEST NEWS
The Times Colonist reports that the British Columbia Privacy Commissioner’s position will likely remain filled by acting Commissioner Drew McArthur, CIPP/C, for some time.
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Mondaq reports that Turkey’s draft Regulation on the Deletion, Destruction and Anonymisation of Personal Data was released for public comment.
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Out-law.com reports the Council of Ministers has adopted a position on plans for new EU rules governing the supply of digital content, which diverges from that of a committee of MEPs.
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A May 24 hearing of the U.S. Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism indicated bipartisan support for reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act to ease international data sharing, The National Law Review reports.
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Adam Ira writes for Indiana Lawyer about a pending case in the state that may “test the limits” of cyberliability in the state.
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ICYMI
The EU's Article 29 Working Party issued a press release regarding its preparations for the annual review of the Privacy Shield data transfer framework. IAPP Content Director Sam Pfeifle sums up the DPAs' concerns and looks forward to the annual review for The Privacy Advisor.
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In this installment of the Privacy Tracker GDPR matchup series, Professor Hannah YeeFen Lim offers a comparison of Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act with the GDPR.
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The Privacy Advisor reports on South Korea becoming the fifth country to join the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross-Border Privacy Rules system.
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In this post for Privacy Perspectives, Dentons Canada Partner Timothy Banks, CIPP/C, CIPM, looks at the recent suspension of the private-right-of-action Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation and "whether organizations can expect any other changes" to the law or how it's enforced.
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US
Recode reports the Trump administration has nominated Jessica Rosenworcel to fill the open Democratic spot at the Federal Communications Commission.
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According to several sources, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is no longer a consideration for the Federal Trade Commission chairman position, Bloomberg reports.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., will likely propose HIPAA privacy rules be loosened in cases related to opioid overdoses, HealthITSecurity reports.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
The ruling bloc of Japan has enacted a law that will target "conspiracies to commit terrorism" ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Reuters reports. The bill passed through parliament's upper house Thursday amid concerns it will violate civil liberties and personal privacy.
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CANADA
The National Post reports a House of Commons committee has approved a long-awaited border preclearance bill despite concerns from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
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EUROPE
The European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs has released a draft report on the proposed ePrivacy Regulation, featuring a side-by-side reading with amendments to the original text proposed by the European Commission.
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Ireland Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon spoke out against the Data Protection Bill 2017, which aims to exempt public bodies from penalties when violating data protection rights, saying it’s a “serious matter of concern,” The Irish Times reports.
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