In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, read how a post-Brexit relationship between Britain and the European Union was agreed upon. In Spain, the senate voted 220 to 21 to approve an online data protection law in order to comply with the EU GDPR. Australia announced the Federal Parliament passed amendments as part of the My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018.
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On Monday the Australian Digital Health Agency announced that the Federal Parliament had passed amendments ‘without debate or division’, as part of the My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018, AJP reports.
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A draft text on the post-Brexit relationship between Britain and the European Union was agreed Thursday, paving the way for a summit on Sunday at which EU leaders could endorse the plan, Politico reports.
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The EU's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs said businesses using blockchain must be able to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, particularly with respects to the rectification and erasure of their data, Out-Law.com reports.
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A government official told the Economic Times that the Indian government intends to raise penalties for companies who fail to report data breaches to concerned authorities, Moneycontrol News reports.
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Russia's Communications Ministry introduced a bill that would bar unauthorized people from creating and publishing databases of personal data drawn from official sources, CNBC reports.
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In a 220 to 21 vote, the Spanish senate approved an online data protection law in an effort to comply with the EU GDPR, Mail & Guardian reports.
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U.S Senator Mike Crapo, R- Idaho, says he hopes “Big Data” and privacy issues will be a major focus for the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee next year, The Lewiston Tribune reports.
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US
Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., have unveiled legislation aimed to crack down on robocalls and would grant the U.S. Federal Communications Commission the power to impose fines up to $10,000 per call for any company found to have intentionally violated telemarketing rules, Reuters reports.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights will seek public comment on whether rule provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act make it difficult for health care organizations to share information, GovInfoSecurity reports.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced it has given final approval to settlements with four companies for false claims of certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement.
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The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security will host a hearing titled “Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission” Nov. 27.
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EUROPE
A report commissioned by the Dutch government found the telemetry data-collection mechanism within Microsoft Office violates the EU General Data Protection Regulation, ZDNet reports.
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EUR-Lex has published Regulation 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018.
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France’s data protection authority, the CNIL, informed Vectaury Nov. 9 it needs to gather consent for its data-processing practices.
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The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office has published new guidance on encryption in the context of the EU General Data Protection Regulation's integrity and confidentiality principle, as well as under Article 32 on security processing.
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The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office has informed The Washington Post its online subscription options do not comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, The Register reports.
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