The Indian government announced plans to refresh its Information Technology Act, which was last updated eight years ago. The Philippines will see new rules for government data handling. Qatar’s government expects to enact its new Information Privacy Protection Law soon. Singapore’s prime minister announced a new national cybersecurity strategy. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May announced the Great Repeal Bill, which would implement all EU law in the U.K. And a bills committee is looking into the U.K. Digital Economy Bill while the French Parliament has adopted the Digital Republic Bill, presenting new provisions to regulate the French digital economy. Read about these initiatives and more in this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup. 

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The Indian government plans to update its Information Technology Act, likely beginning with the creation of a committee to make recommendations, reports Economic Times India.

The Philippines National Privacy Commission is expected to publish data handling rules for government agencies this week, reports Business World.

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The government of Qatar plans to enact its new Information Privacy Protection Law soon, aiming to protect personal data and setting rules for marketing communications, reports The Peninsula.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced the country’s first holistic national cybersecurity strategy, reports Channel News Asia.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May recently announced the Great Repeal Bill, which will give convert existing EU law to U.K. law, reports JD Supra.

A public bills committee will this week look at the U.K. Digital Economy Bill, which includes provisions that increase government data sharing, expands copyright infringement penalties and mandatory age verification on pornography websites, reports Ars Technica.

Wyoming lawmakers are considering establishing rules for accessing and publishing police body camera footage, reports Wyoming Tribune Eagle.

ICYMI

Courtney Gabrielson reports on why the U.S. Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a nightmare for some and not others in this exclusive for The Privacy Advisor.

US

In a highly anticipated announcement and Fact Sheet, U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has issued a new broadband consumer privacy proposal.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled disclosing the personal information of foreign military students and instructors is an invasion of privacy, Courthouse News Service reports.

The U.S. intelligence community voiced its opposition to pending congressional legislation designed to restrain the authority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, Reuters reports.

EUROPE

Fieldfisher reports the French Parliament has adopted the Digital Republic Bill, presenting new provisions to regulate the French digital economy.

The European Commission is preparing to propose new legislation requiring companies to protect internet-of-things devices from security breaches, EurActiv reports.

French data protection authority, the CNIL, announced the implementation of two new biometric rules, Hunton & Williams’ Privacy & Information Security Law Blog reports.