The Cayman Islands discusses the Data Protection Law that will go into effect January 2019. India's Parliamentary Standing Committee opens a period of public comment on data security and privacy. Thailand rushes to enact the country's first data protection legislation. In the U.S., Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons appointed four new members to the agency’s senior leadership team; the U.S. Supreme Court ruled rental car drivers still have the right to privacy, even if their name is not on the rental agreement; and the U.S. Senate voted to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality. Read about this and more in this week's Privacy Tracker legislative roundup.
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The Cayman Islands' new Data Protection Law, which aims to give residents control over how data is used and stored, will come into force in January 2019, Cayman27.ky reports.
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India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology opened a period of public comment on data security and privacy, ending June 2, UNI India reports.
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Thailand is fast-tracking the enactment of its first data protection legislation. Pichet Durongkaveroj, Thailand’s Minister of Digital Economy and Society, said the Cabinet is expected to approve the final draft of the personal data protection bill within a month, after which it will go to the National Legislative Assembly for enactment.
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Despite federal and state legislation regulating drone use in Idaho, Ada County commissioners unanimously passed a stricter drone ordinance to restrict drone use that creates a nuisance, is done recklessly or invades residents’ privacy, Idaho Press reports.
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While the data protection law on the minds of most practitioners these days is the EU General Data Protection Regulation, it's certainly not the only game in town. In this Privacy Tracker post, Bloomberg Law Deputy Editorial Director Mark Smith, CIPP/C, CIPP/US, writes about the spate of new laws at the U.S. state level and those that may be on the way.
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Whatever your role in privacy — in-house counsel, in-house operations, outside counsel, consultant, vendor, etcetera — you have likely been asked this question: "What do you think happens once the GDPR goes live?" All of us have come up with some version of, "Well, it's hard to say, but ..." If there's anyone who has an idea of what enforcement looks like, however, it's the enforcers themselves. We've been collecting their thoughts at various IAPP conferences and appearances and have created a handy infographic that might help you set a bar of expectations within your organization or for the people you work with.
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US
IBM executives were scheduled to meet with members of Congress and staff members to urge lawmakers that the U.S. develop a privacy framework, independent of the structure the EU has adopted, Bloomberg reports.
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The Washington Post reports U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ceased its pursuit of an artificial intelligence technology to bolster the Trump administration's "extreme vetting" initiative.
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons appointed four new members to the agency’s senior leadership team. The director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection will be Andrew Smith, with D. Bruce Hoffman to serve as the director of the Bureau of Competition, Bruce Kobayashi to be the director of the agency’s Bureau of Economics, and Alden Abbott to become the general counsel. Hoffman, Kobayashi and Abbott were approved unanimously, while Smith was confirmed with a 3-2 vote.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled rental car drivers still have the right to privacy, even if their name is not on the rental agreement, CNN reports.
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Following National Security Adviser John Bolton’s decision to eliminate the top cybersecurity position, House Democrats introduced legislation to create a top cybersecurity position at the White House, CyberScoop reports.
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Ars Technica reports the U.S. Senate voted to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality. The vote was 52-47.
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is calling for a U.S. national privacy law that would allow for more data transparency with data practices and the right to be forgotten, CBS News reports.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Speaking to the Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, the Attorney-General’s Department argued in support of extending Australia’s Telecommunications Act to cover over-the-top providers, ZDNet reports.
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Australia’s Cybersecurity and Law Enforcement Minister Angus Taylor was not willing to reveal what he considers “reasonable steps” when it comes to legislation to assist law enforcement and national security agencies tackle encrypted communication, Computerworld reports.
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EUROPE
The Council of Europe announced it has adopted an amending protocol to update and modernize the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, also known as Convention 108.
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The European Commission presented a series of actions member state leaders can follow to ensure the digital single market comes into place by the end of the year.
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A study commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs examines the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and the ways it is implemented both in the EU and around the world.
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The Dutch data protection authority, the Autoriteits Persoonsgegevens, determined Amsterdam city authorities violated privacy rules when using Facebook to investigate the behavior of young people, DutchNews reports.
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With the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office having published its first Technology Strategy, Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham wrote on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, adding it would be a priority area for ICO.
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