In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, Italy hit Clearview AI with a 20 million euro EU General Data Protection Regulation fine. A government official supports stringency with India's Data Protection Bill. State Rep. Collin Walke, D-Okla., CIPP/US, CIPM, offers thoughts on how educating lawmakers could improve state privacy frameworks. And a proposed bill would update California's data broker law and give enforcement powers to the California Privacy Protection Agency.
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Axios reports on increased lobbying for weak comprehensive U.S. state privacy bills.
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The California Attorney General's Office released an opinion clarifying a consumer's right to know under the California Consumer Privacy Act covers business-generated inferences unless there's a proven statutory exemption.
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The Dubai International Financial Centre announced amendments to the Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020, including increased penalties as well as clarifications around consumer redress and data access request requirements.
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Yukon’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Diane McLeod-McKay discussed the challenges and impacts stemming from the province's Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, which takes force April 1.
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ICYMI
For Privacy Perspectives, state Rep. Collin Walke, D-Okla., CIPP/US, CIPM, pitches privacy pros on helping educate lawmakers on good data privacy policies in an effort to draft meaningful privacy legislation.
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ENFORCEMENT
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, fined facial recognition company Clearview AI 20 million euros for EU General Data Protection Regulation violations related to its facial recognition software and database, TechCrunch reports.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
Indian Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar took little stock in Big Tech's stated concerns over the draft Data Protection Bill, the Deccan Herald reports.
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The Parliament of Sri Lanka enacted the Personal Data Protection Bill without a vote following several amendments, EconomyNext reports.
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EUROPE
Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, provided feedback on the EU’s proposed Digital Services Act debated by the European Commission.
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The U.K. government announced separate regulatory initiatives to protect individuals from harms generated by digital advertising.
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US
State Sen. Josh Becker, D-Calif., introduced a bill to strengthen California's data broker law. Senate Bill 1059 proposes stricter rules for data brokers' annual registration and reporting requirements while increasing the penalties scheme. The California Privacy Protection Agency would share enforcement with the California Department of Justice under the bill.
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