In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, learn about a California State Senate committee's rejection of California State Senate Bill 561, which would have amended the California Consumer Privacy Act. A fine issued by Denmark's data protection authority may offer insights into enforcement of Article 5 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. New Zealand Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has received a report from the Justice Select Committee regarding the country's Privacy Bill. In the U.S., a privacy case has emerged involving former Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez, and San Francisco voted to ban the use of facial-recognition software by law enforcement.
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The South China Morning Post reports on the state of legislation in combating online predators in Southeast Asia.
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Privacy concerns surround proposed anti-money laundering legislation in the U.K.
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The Washington Post looks at the legality of nonconsensual pornography in the U.S.
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Zimbabwe has approved the Freedom of Information bill.
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Lawyers.com looks at laws to protect children's privacy in custody cases in Florida.
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An appeals court ruled the University of Kentucky failed to comply with the state's open record law.
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A New York judge ordered Airbnb to comply with Manhattan subpoenas that seek user data in an investigation into allegedly illegal property rentals.
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A viral photo of former Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez has raised questions about privacy rights.
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ICYMI
In this piece for Privacy Tracker, IAPP Westin Fellow Mitchell Noordyke, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, put TheScore's privacy notice against the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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In Privacy Perspectives, DLA Piper's Jim Halpert and Andrew Serwin, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPM, write about the California State Senate committee's rejection of California State Senate Bill 561, which had been endorsed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and would have amended the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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In this piece from The Privacy Advisor, Andrew Chappell, CIPP/US, looks at how a fine issued by Denmark's data protection authority may offer insight into enforcement of Article 5 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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IAPP Managing Director for Latin America Rosa Franco Velázquez, CIPP/US, discusses the legal landscape in both Mexico and Brazil and what that means for the privacy profession in each jurisdiction, in this episode of The Privacy Advisor Podcast.
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Gün + Partners Managing Associate Begüm Yavuzdogan Okumus, CIPP/E, breaks down Turkey’s Information Technologies and Communication Authority, the Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurumu, decision earlier this year on remote programmable e-SIM technologies imposing localization requirements on e-SIM technologies, in this piece for Privacy Tracker.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
A wrongful termination case in Australia has called into question whether the use of biometrics in the workplace violates the country's Privacy Act.
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New Zealand Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has received a report from the Justice Select Committee regarding the country's Privacy Bill.
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CANADA
The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the voyeurism conviction of a man who took still images of Skype encounters he had with his long-distance girlfriend.
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A Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee hearing highlighted a continued concern lawmakers have had with tech companies.
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EUROPE
The European Data Protection Board found EU national supervisory authorities received 64,684 data breach notifications in the first nine months under the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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France and India are increasing their scrutiny of big tech companies.
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The U.K. Supreme Court ruled the Government Communications Headquarters’ Investigatory Powers Tribunal is subject to judicial review in the High Court.
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The EU General Data Protection Regulation was cited in a legal victory for Prince Harry in a case against the paparazzi.
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US
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra offered his thoughts on his office’s ability to handle the California Consumer Privacy Act once it goes into effect.
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New Jersey amended its data breach notification law to expand the definition of personal information to include online account information.
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San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted to ban the use of facial-recognition software by law enforcement.
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In support of a federal U.S. privacy law, the Interactive Advertising Bureau urges Congress to create a standard stronger than “Do Not Track.”
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In an op-ed for The Hill, George Mason University Mercatus Center Research Fellow Jennifer Huddleston writes that the one-year anniversary of the EU General Data Protection Regulation can help the U.S. review the successes and pitfalls of the legislation as it sets out to create its own privacy laws.
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