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.

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.

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

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

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.