A Kuwaiti lawyer has filed a formal constitutional challenge to the country’s counter-terrorism bill that Privacy Tracker highlighted last week. Myanmar’s Lower House passed the Bill to Protect Citizens’ Privacy and Security. Switzerland voted to increase government surveillance at a 66 percent majority. Italy’s Chamber of Deputies has passed a cyberbullying bill. And a proposed bill in the U.S. would see heads of government agencies punished for data breaches in some circumstances. Plus, a Montana District Court case may have implications for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Read about these issues and more in this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup.
LATEST NEWS
Telecompaper reports that Dutch MP Liesbeth van Tongeren withdrew a bill proposing to ditch the data retention requirement for communication providers.
Myanmar’s Lower House has passed the Bill to Protect Citizens’ Privacy and Security, reports Eleven.
Swiss voters supported increased government surveillance with a 66 percent majority, reports Softpedia.
The Times predicts that the publication of the Criminal Finances Bill will not sit well with the U.K. financial sector. The bill aims to help the government recoup criminal assets.
A new California anti-discrimination law prohibits certain websites from publishing an individual’s age and requires them to take age information down upon request, reports Betanews.
A Montana court case is pitting privacy rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act against the public’s right to know, the Missoulian reports on the case and what’s at stake.
US
Nextgov reports that the proposed Cybersecurity Responsibility and Accountability Act of 2016 would mean government agency heads could be fired, demoted or punished for breaches resulting from their failure to “comply sufficiently with the information security requirements, recommendations or standards.
The New Hampshire Supreme Court is considering whether the state’s “rape shield law” should protect a murder victim’s sexual history from being made public during her convicted killer’s appeal, Seacoastonline.com reports.
ASIA PACIFIC
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority has created drone regulations for a Sept. 29 release, Lawyers Weekly reports.
Kuwaiti lawyer Adel Abdulhadi has filed a “formal constitutional challenge” of the country’s 2015 counter-terrorism legislation that requires citizens, travelers and expatriates to provide the government with a DNA sample for a database, The International Business Times reports.
EUROPE
Italy’s Chamber of Deputies has approved a new cyberbullying law, The Local reports.