In this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, read about a proposal in China to add eye recognition to the country’s national ID program, while India has delayed linking Aadhaar numbers to government-sponsored programs. The U.K. has approved Guernsey’s new data protection law. And in the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security reauthorization bills would see the department having a larger role in cybersecurity, President Donald Trump has announced two additions to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and Georgia’s Senate approved a computer-snooping bill.

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Lawmakers in China have proposed including iris scanning be combined with the country’s Social Security card, identity card and passport, the Global Times reports.
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Carey Olsen reports that the U.K. Privy Council has approved Guernsey’s new Data Protection Law.
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Lexology reports on a U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit hearing that discussed two bills addressing breach notification.
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U.S. Reps. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, and Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., introduced the Cyber Sense Act, aiming to promote the use of cybersecure products in electrical systems, FCW reports.
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ExecutiveGov reports that proposals in Congress would give the U.S. Department of Homeland Security a stronger cybersecurity role, secure personally identifiable information, and support cybersecurity research.
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Georgia’s Senate has approved a computer-snooping bill, which would make it illegal to access a computer system without authorization, Bloomberg BNA reports.
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A proposal in Idaho to increase reporting requirements for abortion providers is headed to the governor’s desk for consideration despite some claiming the bill invades privacy, the Idaho State Journal reports.
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ICYMI

To facilitate compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the Spanish Data Protection Agency has published data protection impact assessment guidelines and risk assessment guidelines (in Spanish). In this post for The Privacy Advisor, Luis Alberto Montezuma, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, offers an overview of the guidelines.
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US

In a joint statement, Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., wrote in opposition to the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act and ask that it not be included in the upcoming omnibus appropriations package, Gizmodo reports.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a pair of new additions to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
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ASIA-PACIFIC

Earlier this week, India’s Supreme Court once again extended the deadline for the mandatory linking of Aadhaar numbers to government-sponsored programs, Reuters reports.
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EUROPE

The Spanish Agency for Data Protection and the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office have both ruled the data-sharing agreement between WhatsApp and Facebook fails to meet the requirements of data protection regulations.
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