New broad-reaching right-to-be-forgotten regulations in Indonesia are drawing concerns that they infringe on freedom of the press. The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission has issued new rules and guidance on data sharing between government agencies. An Irish advocacy group has brought a legal challenge against the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. Rape victims in England and Wales may soon see stronger privacy protections. Australia’s proposed mandatory data breach notification law passed its second reading in the House. And the U.S. Federal Communications Commission passed new rules for internet service providers. Read about all this and more in this week’s Privacy Tracker weekly legislative roundup. 

LATEST NEWS

New right-to-be-forgotten regulations in Indonesia are bringing concernsas some say they go beyond EU-style rules and eclipse freedom of the press, reports Dow Jones Business News.

Kuwait has rolled back a law requiring citizens of and visitors to the country to provide DNA samples, reports Tech Dirt. The law now requires DNA samples from suspected criminals only.

The House of Lords will next month debate a proposal to protect the privacy of rape victims in England and Wales. The proposal aims to withdraw the right of suspected rapists to find out the identity of the woman who has accused them, reports the Guardian.

ICYMI

In a highly anticipated vote, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved sweeping new privacy rules for broadband providers, Jedidiah Bracy, CIPP, reports for The Privacy Advisor.

Timothy Banks, CIPM, CIPP/C, writes for Privacy Tracker about two new bills addressing genetic privacy in Canada.

After a year of turmoil following the abolition of Safe Harbor, and the controversial birthing of its replacement, Privacy Shield, the European Commission now looks more determined than ever to keep EU-U.S. data flows going at any cost, Jennifer Baker reports in this exclusive for The Privacy Advisor.

There are new cybersecurity regulations coming early next year for financial services companies in New York state, and they're the cause of some stirring among those charged with data protection and privacy, reports Angelique Carson for The Privacy Advisor.

US

The Oakland Privacy Commission has approved its first-ever stingray policy, with the City Council and the Public Safety Committee to give it final approval, SFGate reports.

CANADA

After it looked like a region of Belgium would hold up the deal, a compromise was reached on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the EU, CBC News reports.

EUROPE

The European Commission proposed two draft Commission Implementing Decisions that would amend existing adequacy decisionsand EU model clauses to remove provisions restricting the power of DPAs, Hunton & Williams reports.

The Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden has banned drone cameras, ruling the devices violate the country’s surveillance laws, Ars Technica reports.