In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, Angelique Carson and Mary Stone Ross took a dive into what's ahead after the final California Consumer Privacy Act amendments were agreed upon last week. Jim Halpert and Jacob Rubinstein both offered further perspective into the CCPA. Morocco has suspended any use of facial-recognition technology. Latvia handed out an EU General Data Protection Regulation fine. New data protection legislation is about to take effect in the Cayman Islands. CEOs are imploring the U.S. Congress to work on federal privacy legislation. And the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in California and Montana offered privacy-related rulings.
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Industry advocates in India are welcoming discussions on regulations for non-personal data, but are seeking careful crafting of any kind of rules.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has announced its recommendation for the renewal of the SAFE WEB Act.
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A former employee of a logistics company brought forward a lawsuit related to unlawful collection and storage his biometric information by his employer under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
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ICYMI
McDermott Will & Emery, with the Ponemon Institute, has conducted a new survey to assess how the EU, U.S., China and Japan are grappling with EU General Data Protection Regulation compliance. Mark Schreiber, CIPP/US, Ashley Winton and Larry Ponemon offered the results for Privacy Perspectives.
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In the latest episode of The Privacy Advisor Podcast, Mary Stone Ross, the co-architect of the California Consumer Privacy Act, sat down with IAPP Editor Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, to discuss the implications of the final CCPA amendments.
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Prior to the California Legislature adjourning and closing the CCPA amendment process, DLA Piper's Jim Halpert and Andrew Kingman wrote for Privacy Tracker with updates on the amendments in play, including changes to technical corrections and loyalty programs bills.
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Jacob Rubinstein gives a detailed look at how the CCPA covers deidentified data in this piece for The Privacy Advisor.
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For The Privacy Advisor, Ádám Liber, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, and Tamas Bereczki, CIPP/E, look at the best ways for organizations to manage insider threats and stay compliant with privacy laws.
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AFRICA
The National Commission for the Control of Personal Data Protection in Morocco has announced a seven-month freeze on the use of facial-recognition software.
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CANADA
The Canadian Global Cities Council has released "policy playbooks" in which it recommends the creation of a national data strategy.
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CARIBBEAN
The Cayman Islands Data Protection Law will go into force Sept. 30. The DPL, which was published in June 2017, includes requirements for the protection of personal data and focuses on eight data protection principles.
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EUROPE
The Director of the Data State Inspectorate of Latvia issued a 7,000 euro fine against an online retailer Aug. 26 for violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office has released guidance to assist small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.K. to ensure personal data continues to flow with Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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U.S.
U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco, California will allow parts of a class-action suit against Facebook over third-party data sharing to continue.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco, California has ruled HiQ Labs can collect data from public profiles on LinkedIn.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Montana has struck down a provision of state legislation prohibiting robocalls.
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The New York Board of Regents has begun exploring ways to change the state's student privacy legislation. The board seeks to allow school contractors that administer tests to collect and use student data for marketing purposes.
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The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it has settled its first case for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Right of Access Initiative and has fined Bayfront Health St. Petersburg in Florida $85,000.
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A coalition of CEOs penned a letter asking Congress for a federal U.S. privacy law.
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