The Cyberspace Administration of China released the final version of the “Measures for the Security Review of Network Products and Services.” The German Parliament passed the Federal Data Protection Act to bring it in line with the GDPR. A bill in Ireland may mean two more commissioners at the regulator’s office. And in the U.S., the Illinois Senate has passed a bill giving internet users the power to choose which third-party companies can share their data, and Seattle has a new policy that requires ISPs to get customer consent before using their data; New Hampshire’s governor is expected to sign into law a bill protecting sexual assault victims’ privacy; and Missouri is looking at bills to bring it into compliance with the REAL ID Act. Read about this and more in this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup.
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Canada’s Genetic Non-Discrimination Act received Royal Assent on May 4, barring the use of genetic testing as a condition of providing goods or services or entering into a contract.
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California state Sen. Joel Anderson (R-Alpine), with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has introduced a bill allowing drivers to cover license plates while parked to avoid automated license plate readers, reports YubaNet.com.
The Missouri Senate is considering bills to bring the state into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act, reports Ozarks First.
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A New Hampshire bill to increase privacy protections for victims of sexual assault is headed to the governor for signing, reports the Concord Monitor.
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Washington D.C. has published a new data policy incorporating privacy and security as well as an “open by default” standard, reports statescoop.
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Seattle has a new rule requiring an ISP to get customers’ consent before using their internet data for its own purposes, reports TechCrunch.
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San Francisco’s Committee on Information Technology is expected to pass a policy that would enable five agencies to launch drone programs, reports Government Technology.
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ICYMI
Timothy Banks, CIPM, CIPP/C, compares key provisions of the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act with the EU GDPR in this installment of the Privacy Tracker GDPR Match up series.
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In this exclusive for The Privacy Advisor, Denis Kelleher, CIPP/E, details the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment in Rīgas, which concerns the right of a victim to identify the person who caused an accident.
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US
Illinois has passed Senate Bill 1502, giving internet users the power to choose which third-party companies can share their data, The Associated Press reports.
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The U.S. State Department wants to introduce a plan to allow for the review of social media accounts, email addresses and phone numbers from foreigners seeking U.S. visas, The Associated Press reports.
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A key provision aiming to protect Minnesota residents’ internet privacy was stripped from a budget bill, raising concerns within the state, The Associated Press reports.
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Cook County Record reports on the legal influence Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act is having on other state initiatives.
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ASIA PACIFIC
The Cyberspace Administration of China released the final version of the “Measures for the Security Review of Network Products and Services,” Hunton & Williams’ Privacy & Information Security Law Blog reports.
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EUROPE
A draft government bill aimed at aligning Irish law with the upcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation proposes the appointment of two additional data protection authorities as the regulatory workload is expected to dramatically increase with the GDPR, The Irish Times reports.
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German Parliament has passed a new Federal Data Protection Act adapting the new law to the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation, Hogan Lovells' Chronicle of Data Protection reports.
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During a speech Thursday addressing the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli presented the agency's 2016 Annual Report.
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