In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, read about the California State Assembly's hearing on the California Privacy Rights Act. Quebec tabled its proposed update to its public and private sector privacy laws. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, released a draft for a proposed federal privacy law. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro approved a law that delays noncompliance sanction provisions for the country's General Data Protection Law until Aug. 1, 2021, and France's Council of State, the Conseil d’État, denied Google's appeal of its $57 million EU General Data Protection Regulation fine issued by the data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés.
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The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled prosecutors can obtain an individual's banking records via a warrantless grand jury subpoena without violating their privacy rights, Los Alamos Daily Post reports.
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ICYMI
On June 12, Quebec tabled its proposed update to its public and private sector privacy laws. In this piece for Privacy Tracker, nNovation Counsel Constantine Karbaliotis, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, provides an analysis of the update and how it compares to other privacy laws in Canada, as well as the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The article is also available in French.
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The California State Assembly held a hearing June 12 on the California Privacy Rights Act. CPRA author Alastair Mactaggart argued in favor of the ballot initiative, while those who testified questioned its timing. IAPP Editor IAPP Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, has the details in this piece for The Privacy Advisor.
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ENFORCEMENT
France's Council of State, the Conseil d’État, denied Google's appeal of its $57 million EU General Data Protection Regulation fine issued by the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés.
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Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, announced its intent to fine manufacturer Aquateknikk NOK 300,000 for EU General Data Protection Regulation violations.
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The Swedish data protection authority, Datainspektionen, fined a condominium association SEK 20,000 for its use of camera surveillance.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
In a blog post, New Zealand's Office of the Privacy Commissioner discussed the latest round of amendments to the Privacy Act 2020, which is now scheduled to take force Dec. 1.
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CARIBBEAN
According to the Jamaica Information Service, the Jamaican Senate passed the country's data protection bill, which takes effect in 2022 after a transitional period.
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EUROPE
European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski released an opinion on the European strategy for data.
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The European Data Protection Board adopted a statement on the interoperability of contact-tracing apps during its 32nd plenary session.
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France's Council of State, the Conseil d’État, ordered the French data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, to cancel parts of its guidelines on cookies and other tracers.
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The Court of Justice of the European Union decided Hungary's law on restricting funding for non-governmental organizations is unlawful.
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The European Data Protection Board found a potential adequacy decision for the U.K. may be affected by a data-sharing agreement with the U.S., Computer Weekly reports.
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LATIN AMERICA
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro approved a law that delays noncompliance sanction provisions for the country's General Data Protection Law until Aug. 1, 2021.
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Paraguay's Science and Technology Commission learned details of a law governing the protection of personal data in Argentina as the country works on a similar project that could be presented in July.
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US
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, released a draft for a proposed federal privacy law.
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The California Senate proposed an amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act, according to Hunton Andrews Kurth's Privacy & Information Security Law Blog.
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The New York City Council passed a bill requiring police to disclose its use of surveillance technology, CNBC reports.
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