In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, Canada introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act of 2022, featuring three new pieces of legislation. IAPP Staff Writer Alex LaCasse reported on the introduction and nNovation Counsel Florence So highlighted key elements of the newly proposed charter. IAPP Staff Writer Joseph Duball followed the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce hearing on the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act. The U.K. continued its efforts to reform its data protection laws post-Brexit and IAPP Editorial Director Jedidiah Bracy, CIPP, gathered industry reaction.
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nNovation Counsel Florence So examined some of the key provisions of Canada’s Digital Charter Implementation Act of 2022, C-27. The proposed law contains three pieces of legislation: the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act.
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ICYMI
Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act of 2022. IAPP Staff Writer Alex LaCasse reported on the law’s introduction.
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IAPP Staff Writer Joe Duball recapped the key happenings during the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce hearing regarding the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act. The hearing highlighted the strides made towards federal privacy legislation as well as unresolved pressure points.
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The U.K.’s post-Brexit reform of its data protection laws took another step forward June 17 with the government’s final response to its data consultation. IAPP Editorial Director Jedidiah Bracy, CIPP, covered early reaction to the changes.
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Enforcement
The House of Commons of Canada’s Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics unanimously supported the nomination of Philippe Dufresne as privacy commissioner, The Globe and Mail reports.
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The 70 data protection officers of the EU institutions’ network celebrated the 50th meeting with the European Data Protection Supervisor June 14. EDPS Director Leonardo Cervera Navas said the network needs to start preparing for upcoming challenges “such as the new EU laws promoting data sharing or the development and use of artificial intelligence tools.”
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In a keynote speech at its two-day conference, “The future of data protection: effective enforcement in the digital world,” European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski called for a “pan-European data protection enforcement model” to ensure consistent and fundamental data protection rights.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued the “Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation” report to Congress, urging “great caution” in relying on artificial intelligence as a policy solution for online harms.
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Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data announced it removed 90% of social media posts that reportedly contained doxxed information.
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Canada
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau nominated Philippe Dufresne for the country’s privacy commissioner vacancy, while Information Commissioner of Canada Caroline Maynard was named interim privacy commissioner through October after Daniel Therrien’s term ended June 3.
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Europe
In an interview with Politico, European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski said the EU General Data Protection Regulation will eventually have to be “adjusted to the future reality.”
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US
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., alongside a group of Democratic lawmakers, introduced the Health and Location Data Protection Act, which would ban data brokers from selling Americans’ health and location information.
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A U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of California upheld all but one of Google’s claims to drop a class-action lawsuit alleging the company sold users’ personal information through real-time bidding auctions to advertisers, Courthouse News Service reports.
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The Colorado Attorney General’s Office is seeking public input on upcoming Colorado Privacy Act rulemaking. Sessions will be held June 22 and 28.
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Privacy operations management
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner issued guidance that retailers collecting biometric information must comply with the Privacy Act. Under the regulation, retailers can collect biometric data with consent when it is necessary for functions or activities.
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The European Data Protection Board adopted guidelines on certification mechanisms as a tool for transferring personal data to third countries.
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