In this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, read about Morocco's new privacy regulations set to take force Sept. 13 and the requirements of the Kingdom of Bahrain's new national data protection law. In Russia, Federation Council members introduced a bill that would enhance the security of how fiscal data is handled. In the U.S., the House passed tech and cyber bills last week, including the Cyber Deterrence and Response Act, and the House Financial Services Committee introduced new data breach notification legislation for financial institutions.
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Clyde & Co reports on the requirements of the new national data protection law in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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With privacy protection now a fundamental right enshrined in the new Constitution of Morocco, starting Sept. 13, new privacy regulations will be enforced, the North Africa Post reports.
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In Russia, Federation Council members Lyudmila Bokova and Vladimir Poletayev submitted a bill to the State Duma that would enhance the security of how fiscal data is handled.
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Nextgov reports the U.S. House passed tech and cyber bills, including the Cyber Deterrence and Response Act and others that would create drone coordinator and chief data officer positions at Homeland Security.
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Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., and the U.S. House Financial Services Committee introduced new data breach notification legislation for financial institutions, ABA Banking Journal reports.
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ICYMI
Bartlett Morgan reports on the draft bill that may eventually pass into law as the Barbados Data Protection Act, 2018, in this post for The Privacy Tracker.
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In this update for the Privacy Tracker, Michael Lamb, CIPP/US, looks at four new additions to the CCPA, including a significant change to the private right of action, that weren't on the list last week, as the bill now awaits the governor's decision.
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US
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is launching a project to create a privacy framework aimed at helping entities manage risk when using technologies.
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U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said the actions of major tech companies may require transparency laws, The Verge reports.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released a 10-point internet privacy framework, Bloomberg reports.
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EUROPE
The European Commission has published the draft adequacy decision for Japan.
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The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office fined Everything DM Ltd. 60,000 GBP for sending 1.42 million emails without consent.
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