In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, the U.K. is planning to reform its regulatory framework around data protection. IAPP Westin Research Fellow Sarah Rippy took a final look back at 2021 U.S. state privacy law proposals. India's Joint Parliamentary Committee is set to resume discussions on the draft Personal Data Protection Bill. And Oklahoma lawmakers filed a new comprehensive privacy bill for consideration during the 2022 legislative session.
THE LATEST
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, announced fines totaling 1 million euros to three entities, including the City of Rome, for insufficient data protection measures for motorists' personal data. Additionally, the Garante ruled two Italian police forces can use body cameras so long as they do not employ facial recognition technology and maintain six-month data retention periods.
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ICYMI
U.K. Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden announced a consultation on a series of proposed reforms aimed at reshaping the U.K.'s use and regulation of data with emphasis on innovation, growth and threat prevention. IAPP Staff Writer Joe Duball has the details and reaction.
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IAPP Westin Research Fellow Sarah Rippy examined the commonalities among 2021 U.S. comprehensive state privacy bills, including general frameworks, terminology and what ultimately led to their passage or failure.
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In the latest IAPP Member Spotlight, State Rep. Domingo DeGrazia, D-Ariz., CIPP/US, talks about legislating on privacy and the value of collaborating with lawmakers from other states.
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Greenberg Traurig Of Counsel Darren Abernethy, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, PLS, provides 10 takeaways from the California Consumer Privacy Act enforcement examples provided by the California attorney general's office in July.
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ENFORCEMENT
Turkey's data protection authority, Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu, issued a TL 1.95 million fine to WhatsApp for alleged violations related to consent, The Jakarta Post reports.
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The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office announced a 150,000 GBP fine against DialADeal Scotland for making more than 500,000 nuisance calls between August 2019 and March 2020.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
The Hindu reports the Joint Parliamentary Committee will convene Sept. 15 and 16 to reignite discussions on India's Personal Data Protection Bill. The meeting was expected to help the committee finalize their report on the PDPB, but it will now serve as a consultation period to circulate the report among members.
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CANADA
Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim issued her response to the provincial government's white paper on a potential private sector privacy law.
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Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner Diane McLeod-McKay released her comments on potential amendments to the Health Information Privacy and Management Act.
US
In a piece for Wirecutter, Thorin Klosowski brings consumers up to speed on the current state of data privacy legislation in the U.S.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved final amendments to five Fair Credit Reporting Act rules.
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The California State Assembly unanimously passed Senate Bill 41, the Genetic Information Privacy Act, on a 38-0 vote. The bill concerns individual's rights and general transparency related to genetic testing companies' data practices.
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State Reps. Josh West, R-Okla., and Collin Walke, D-Okla., announced the filing of House Bill 2969, the Oklahoma Computer Data Privacy Act of 2022, ahead of the 2022 legislative session, which opens Feb. 7, 2022.
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