In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, read about the U.K.'s draft withdrawal agreement from the European Union and how, as a general rule, EU law will apply in the U.K. during the transition period. In Finland, Parliament approved the Data Protection Act and the Law on Processing of Personal Data in Criminal Matters. And in the U.S., the National Telecommunications and Information Administration released the comments it received on a framework to protect consumer data privacy, and advocacy groups have weighed in on what they'd like to see in any potential new federal privacy law.
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In Finland, Parliament approved the Data Protection Act and the Law on Processing of Personal Data in Criminal Matters.
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ICYMI
Cynthia O'Donoghue of Reed Smith writes for Privacy Tracker about the U.K’s draft withdrawal agreement and the "Outline of the political declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom," which the U.K. and European Commission released this week, as well.
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US
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration released all the comments it received on a high-level framework on the protection of consumer data privacy.
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A coalition of 34 advocacy groups released a set of principles they want to be included in any future federal U.S. privacy law.
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In New Hampshire, a judge ordered Amazon to disclose Echo recordings made the day a couple was murdered in their home, ArsTechnica reports.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
The National Privacy Commission of the Philippines has issued an order on Cathay Pacific Airways in relation to a notification submitted about its data breach that impacted 102,209 Filipinos, Philstar.com reports.
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CANADA
Nova Scotia Information and Privacy Commissioner Catherine Tully released her annual report, CBC News reports.
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EUROPE
The European Data Protection Board has released the agenda for its fourth plenary scheduled to take place Friday.
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French President Emmanuel Macron spoke about an agreement signed by more than 50 countries and 250 organizations on efforts to counter cybersecurity threats, Politico reports.
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The U.K. released a draft Brexit agreement and declaration on the future relationship with the EU.
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A former Nationwide Accident Repair Services employee has been sentenced to six months in prison for the illegal access of customer records in what is the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office first ever punishment under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
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