Global News Roundup—May 23 - 31, 2016

In this week’s Privacy Tracker, read about the latest in the world of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, how likely Brazil is to see a data protection law soon, and how the ECPA update is going in the U.S. Also, Hong Kong is reportedly revisiting its data privacy rules,  Canada is debating whether it might want to implement a “right-to-be-forgotten” law, and Australia and New Zealand are still mulling breach notification laws. In the U.S., the ripple effect of SCOTUS' Spokeo ruling has begun, Pennsylvania has a new 911 privacy law and Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act may see significant changes with proposed amendments, and both houses of the U.S. Congress are looking at bills that would allow law enforcement access to U.S. citizens’ data anywhere in the world with a warrant.  

LATEST NEWS

Reps. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash, and Tom Marino, R-Penn., introduced legislation allowing U.S. government access to citizens’ data abroad, mirroring that of Den. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, presented to the Senate.

Minnesota’s police body camera law is bringing privacy concerns, reports Vocativ.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom wolf has signed a 911 privacy bill that would exempt certain 911-caller information from Right-To-Know requests, reports Fox43.

ICYMI

Jedidiah Bracy, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, writes for Privacy Perspectives that international data flows between the U.S. and EU may have taken yet another hit late Tuesday with news that the Irish Data Protection Commissioner is planning to refer a case to the Court of Justice of the European Union to determine whether Facebook can use standard contractual clauses to transfer data out of the EU.

Jennifer Baker reports from Brussels on all the details of the future of the EU-US Privacy Shield’s future for Privacy Tracker.

Bruno Bioni and Renato Monteiro write for Privacy Tracker that Brazil is in a unique position meaning it may likely see a data protection law soon.

US

ECPA reform faces peril with new surveillance amendments from the Senate Judiciary Committee, Reuters reports.

Reuters reports that the Supreme Court’s Spokeo ruling, “is already an issue” in three separate pending privacy breach cases. 

The White House announced the release of the final Data Security Policy Principles and Framework for its Precision Medicine Initiative.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, presented legislation allowing American law enforcement agencies to access messages of U.S. citizens in any part of the world via warrant, Morning Consult reports.

Federal Trade Commission Chair Edith Ramirez wants Congress to eliminate a common carrier exemption stopping the FTC from investigating telecoms for false and deceptive practices, Multichannel News reports.

A California state appeals court upheld a ruling in favor of Delta Air Lines, saying the airline’s mobile app doesn’t need to post its privacy policy, SFGate reports.

ASIA PACIFIC

With data privacy regulations changing in the European Union, Hong Kong will start to re-examine their own data privacy rules, Reuters reports.

New Zealand Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has unveiled the advisory opinions policy, through which private- and public-sector agencies can receive the commissioner’s insight on how to best apply the Privacy Act 1993, the New Zealand Law Society reports.

Representatives from both Australian and New Zealand governments have reiterated their intentions to introduce breach-notification requirements, BankInfoSecurity reports.

CANADA

Canadian officials are mulling whether a “right-to-be-forgotten” law has a place in their legal system, The Globe and Mail reports.

An interim RCMP policy will require Mounties wearing small video cameras to hit record when they believe force will be used against a suspect, The Canadian Press reports.

EUROPE

European Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli is apprehensive over the Privacy Shield proposal, Ars Technica reports.

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office will be initiating a three-phase plan to help organizations adjust to the General Data Protection Regulation.