Proposals in Switzerland, Luxembourg, the U.K. and Gibraltar aim to bring those countries’ data protection laws in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Also, the Irish High Court is expected to hand down its judgment on a case that will determine the future of standard contractual clauses this week. In the U.S., Senators have introduced a bill at the federal level to protect the privacy of victims of domestic violence, and Massachusetts is responding to the Equifax breach with new proposed legislation, a cybersecurity committee in the legislature and a new department devoted to information technology created by the governor. Read about all this and more in this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup.

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Alberta’s education minister has announced legislation to be introduced this fall that would require public schools to protect LGBTQ students and information on students’ involvement in gay-straight alliances, the Edmonton Journal reports.
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The Swiss Federal Council has adopted a revised Swiss Federal Data Protection Act that aims to bring align the country with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, Lexology reports.
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U.S. Senators have introduced the SAFE at Home Act to protect the privacy of domestic violence victims’ physical address in federal filings, Ozarks First reports.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced a new policy that makes publicly available online information part of an individual’s immigration record, The Hill reports.
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The Associated Press reports on the effectiveness of Colorado’s revenge porn law.
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JD Supra reports that the Massachusetts state legislature has created a special committee on cybersecurity readiness, and Gov. Baker established a new department devoted to information technology.
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In the wake of the Equifax breach, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced updated legislation, An Act Removing Fees for Security Freezes and Disclosures of Consumer Credit Reports, which aims to better protect consumers from data breaches, Insurance Journal reports.
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Montana’s law limiting the use of automatic license-plate readers by law enforcement is now in effect, Land Line reports.
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ICYMI

The recently introduced U.K. Data Protection bill aims to implement the EU General Data Protection Regulation, but as Eduardo Ustaran, CIPP/E, and Sam Choi of Hogan Lovells note in this Privacy Tracker post, it aims to do several other things, as well. 
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Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, writes for The Privacy Advisor about U.S. President Donald Trump's nomination of Adam Klein to chair the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
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US

After Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed the state’s Geolocation Privacy Protection Act, the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Ann Williams, is working on a strategy to override the governor’s decision, Bloomberg BNA reports.
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Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear said his office is working on legislation to bolster protections for state citizens affected by a data breach, WCPO reports.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to collect the social media information of all immigrants, effective Oct. 18, The Hill reports.
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U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash has given the final approval to a $27.25 million settlement for a lawsuit brought on by thousands of financial institutions related to the 2014 Home Depot data breach. Thrash also approved a separate payment of $15.3 million in fees to class counsel Doffermyre Shields Canfield & Knowles, Scott & Scott, and Carlson Lynch Sweet Kilpela & Carpenter, which is less than the $18 million they originally requested.
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Despite the expiration of her term as commissioner, Terrell McSweeny will continue to work at the Federal Trade Commission until more positions have been filled, Law360 reports.
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EUROPE

A highly anticipated bill concerning how Luxembourg will implement the EU General Data Protection Regulation was submitted to the Parliament, the European American Chamber of Commerce reports.
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International Adviser reports Gibraltar is expected to implement the EU General Data Protection Regulation with its own legislation.
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According to a news release from Europe Versus Facebook and a tweet from Austrian-based Lawyer Max Schrems, the Irish High Court is expected to hand down its judgment on a case that will determine the future of standard contractual clauses.
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