In this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, read about a privacy and security bill proposed by Myanmar’s House of Representatives Bill Committee. Also, Singapore and Hong Kong tax authorities have agreed to share financial data to fight tax evasion, and Kenya is looking for more data sharing to fight financial crimes. European Court of Justice Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi said the passenger data agreement between Canada and the EU needs to be renegotiated. And in the U.S., lawmakers are addressing privacy concerns with the Kelsey Smith Act, potentially revising the draft Compliance with Court Orders Act, and looking to block a Department of Justice request to be able to access multiple computers with one warrant. 

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The Straits Times reports that the Singapore and Australia tax authorities have agreed to share financial data in an effort to fight tax evasion.

This report from Lexology looks at the legal challenges of the Internet of Things in Hong Kong.

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Kenya wants to see more data sharing and streamlined laws to curb financial crimes, reports Africa View.

Missima reports that Myanmar’s House of Representatives Bill Committee submitted a privacy and security bill that aims to guarantee individual privacy and security in communications and limits surveillance, among other things.

In the New Zealand Herald, Gehan Gunasekara offers an analysis of New Zealand’s Intelligence and Security Bill, which is currently before a select committee of Parliament

U.S. lawmakers are working towards agreement on the Kelsey Smith Act, a bill that would require mobile service providers to hand over location data to police in an emergency, reports The Hill.

Morning Consult reports on Sen. Ron Wyden’s, D-Ore., bill to stop a procedure change requested by the Department of Justice that would allow the government to hack multiple computers with a single warrant.

Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) have been circulating changes to their discussion draft of the Compliance with Court Orders Act, which received a chilly reception when it was originally released, Just Security reports.

ICYMI

In this exclusive for Privacy Tracker, the Central Bank of Ireland’s Denis Kelleher analyzes the Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi’s opinion that the EU and Canada should renegotiate the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record data.

Alexander White, CIPM, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, writes for Privacy Tracker about the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ draft model law to regulate the data security practices of insurance entities.

During a government workshop this week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology sought feedback from privacy professionals as it begins its fifth round of revisions on NIST Special Publication 800-53, Angelique Carson, CIPP/US reports in this exclusive for The Privacy Advisor.

US

The forthcoming annual IAPP and EY-underwritten Privacy Governance Report has found that only 34 percent of privacy professionals expect their companies to certify under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, SC Magazine reports.

CANADA

The Globe and Mail reports on recent moves by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to tamper down concerns with the controversial surveillance law, Bill C-51.

The Edmonton Sun reports Alberta has seen a major increase in data breaches, prompting a review of the Personal Information Protection Act.