In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, IAPP Research Director Caitlin Fennessy, CIPP/US, provided an in-depth look at the potential business impacts of the California Privacy Rights Act. Also in the U.S., Democratic lawmakers proposed federal privacy legislation related to COVID-19. Australia passed a privacy law regulating its COVID-19 contact tracing app. Thailand is moving toward postponing enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act, and EU General Data Protection Regulation fines were issued in Ireland, Sweden and the U.K.
LATEST NEWS
The Irish Data Protection Commission issued a 75,000 euro fine to child and family agency Tusla for violating the EU General Data Protection Regulation, The Irish Times reports.
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According to Infosecurity Magazine, the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office will push back its GDPR fines against British Airways and Marriott to August or September.
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ICYMI
The Court of Justice of the European Union announced last week it will deliver the "Schrems II" case July 16. The court will decide whether standard contractual clauses are a valid means of transferring data under the GDPR.
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IAPP Country Leader for Italy Rocco Panetta, CIPP/E, broke down the record administrative fines coming from the Italian data protection authority, the Garante, in this post for Privacy Tracker.
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IAPP Staff Writer Joe Duball wrote for Privacy Tracker on the introduction of the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act, including reaction from U.S. lawmakers.
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In this piece for Privacy Tracker, IAPP Research Director Caitlin Fennessy, CIPP/US, lists the top-10 most impactful provisions of the California Privacy Rights Act.
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ENFORCEMENT
The Swedish data protection authority, Datainspektionen, issued a SEK 120,000 penalty fee against Örebro County Region’s Health and Medical Board for publishing on its website sensitive personal data about a patient admitted to a forensic psychiatric clinic.
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According to law firm MarşanErezTuran, Turkey's data protection authority, the KVKK, announced a 1.2 million TL fine against Amazon for violating consent requirements Law No. 6563 of 2014 on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce and the Law on Protection of Personal Data No. 6698.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
The Parliament of Australia passed legislation that offers stronger privacy protections for the country's COVIDSafe contact tracing app, The New Daily reports.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Office of the Australian Information Commissioner jointly announced the publishing of the Consumer Data Right's Compliance and Enforcement Policy.
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The Cabinet of Thailand will consider a draft royal decree that seeks to postpone most provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act to May 2021, the Bangkok Post reports.
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EUROPE
Slovakia’s Constitutional Court ordered a halt to parts of a telecommunications law allowing authorities to access telecom data for contact tracing purposes, Reuters reports.
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U.K. Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights Chairman Harriet Harman proposed a privacy bill to regulate the country's contact tracing efforts, Computer Weekly reports.
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US
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., proposed the Coronavirus Containment Corps Act aimed at regulating contact tracing efforts.
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The U.S. Senate approved an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would give more privacy protections to surveillance subjects, Politico reports.
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In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Christine Wilson writes a federal privacy law must be in place to establish a rule for tech companies as they use personal data to track the spread of COVID-19.
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Four teens have filed a lawsuit against TikTok for alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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The Minnesota Senate passed a data privacy bill sponsored by Judiciary Committee Chairman Warren Limmer, R-Maple Grove. The bill protects residents’ data privacy rights and regulates law enforcement’s use of drones and access to electronic communications.
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