In this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, get the download on what the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union might mean for privacy pros. Also, the French Parliament joint committee adopted the Digital Republic bill, rejecting data localization and making significant amendments to the Data Protection Act. China is getting new rules for mobile app providers. And in the U.S., the Federal Trade Commission approved a final order against Vipvape; Rhode Island’s governor vetoed a revenge porn law; a judge in Virginia ruled that there’s no reasonable expectation of privacy on a computer hooked up to the internet; and the CFPB is proposing an amendment to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
LATEST NEWS
The French Parliament reached agreement on the Digital Republic bill, rejecting data localization and amending the Data Protection Act, reports Hunton & Williams’ Privacy & Information Security Law Blog.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing an amendment to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act that would require financial institutions provide customers with an annual privacy notice, reports ABA Banking Journal.
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo vetoed a revenge porn bill, reports Esquire, agreeing with critics that said the language was overly broad.
A judge in a federal court in Virginia has ruled that users of computers connected to the internet do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy due to the computers’ inherent lack of security, reports Fast Company.
ICYMI
In this special edition of The Privacy Advisor Podcast, IAPP Vice President of Research and Education Omer Tene speaks with Bird & Bird's Ruth Boardman and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's Christopher Kuner about what privacy pros should expect from the Brexit vote moving forward and how they can prepare right now.
Rocco Panetta writes for Privacy Tracker about the possibility of the Italian Parliament regulating spyware in the wake of a recent Supreme Court decision.
Denis Kelleher of the Central Bank of Ireland discusses two situations that could clarify the U.K.’s data protection regulatory landscape should it leave the EU under Article 50 TEU, The Privacy Advisor reports.
US
Several states have passed laws and regulations ensuring medical communications for dependents remain confidential, Kaiser Health News reports.
ASIA PACIFIC
The Cyberspace Administration of China has created new rules for Chinese app providers beginning Aug. 1, requiring them to keep activity logs for 60 days, among others, South China Morning Post reports.
New Zealand Justice Minister Amy Adams has kicked off a review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, which could give law enforcement agencies increased access to information, Newstalk ZB reports.
CANADA
Castanet reports Drew McArthur, CIPP/C, has been named acting information and privacy commissioner for British Columbia.
Saskatchewan Privacy Commissioner Ronald Kruzeniski has recommended updates to the province’s 2003 Health Information Privacy Act in his 2015-2016 annual report, Global News reports.
Nova Scotia Privacy Commissioner Catherine Tully’s annual report called for updated laws to improve breach notification practices, Global News writes.
EUROPE
Ars Technica reports the European Commission has sent a new version of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement to the Article 31 Committee — a collection of national representatives — and expects an up-or-down vote today.
The Russian Parliament's upper chamber passed an amendment requiring providers to retain customer data, Tdaily.ru reports.
Brexit creates a need for a new national information technology infrastructure for the U.K., Financial Times reports.
The Brexit results will not spell the end of cookie messages in the U.K., The Telegraph reports.