In this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, read about what data protection and security may look like under France’s newly elected President Emmanuel Macron. Also, Canada’s Genetic Non-Discrimination Act is now law, and in Alberta the legislature has passed the Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Act. In the U.S., President Donald Trump signed an executive order designed to bolster the nation's critical infrastructure and cyber defenses, the legislatures of Illinois and Nevada are considering privacy bills. Plus, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit will rehear Federal Trade Commission v. AT&T Mobility LLC en banc, and a bi-partisan group of lawmakers have proposed a bill with new limits for U.S. government surveillance.
LATEST NEWS
Mondaq reports, the Alberta, Canada, legislature has passed the Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Act, making it easier for victims to sue for damages.
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The National Law Review offers a primer on China’s new cybersecurity law.
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California’s Senate Transportation and Housing Committee has killed a bill that would have made allowed drivers to cover their license plates when parked in order to avoid automated license plate readers, reports the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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Illinois lawmakers are moving online privacy bills through the legislature. The Madison-St. Clair Record reports the Senate recently passed the Right to Know Act passed, and the house has passed the Geolocation Privacy Protection Act, though some say the bills miss the mark.
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Nevada's Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford has proposed legislation requiring that websites disclose what types of personal information they collect in the state, the Associated Press reports.
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ICYMI
In this installment of the Privacy Tracker GDPR match up series, Alex Reynolds, CIPP/US, explains the relationship between U.S. state data breach laws and the GDPR’s breach provisions, Articles 33 and 34.
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In this exclusive for The Privacy Advisor, Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, rounds up reactions to the news that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will rehear Federal Trade Commission v. AT&T Mobility LLC en banc.
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US
In an effort to curb damaging cyberattacks U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday designed to bolster the nation's critical infrastructure and cyber defenses, Reuters reports.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers is circulating draft legislation that would impose new limits on the government’s surveillance program, The New York Times reports.
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A new bill proposed by Maine Gov. Paul LePage has some state legislators concerned it conflicts with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Bangor Daily News reports.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Plans to equip every front-line police officer in Hong Kong with a camera by 2021 have been met with privacy concerns, the South China Morning Post reports.
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The Australian Lawyers Alliance is voicing its concerns about the Turnbull government’s plan to introduce drug tests for welfare recipients, saying it could be a breach of the Privacy Act, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
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CANADA
Canada's Genetic Non-Discrimination Act received the Royal Assent, making genetic discrimination illegal across Canada.
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EUROPE
SC Magazine examines what the state of data protection and security may look like in France under newly elected President Emmanuel Macron, who has voiced displeasure with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, saying it does not properly protect the data of European citizens.
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