In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has voted on a slew of privacy settlements, including ones with Equifax, Facebook and Google-owned YouTube. The FTC is also preparing to make amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The Council of the European Union is set to review the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Board filed decision summaries on a handful of cases. A review of Australia’s Assistance and Access Act showed compatibility issues with U.S. and European data laws. In the U.S., North Dakota is set to conceal communications records of state agency leaders. And the Westin Research Center has revised its state privacy law comparison table. (IAPP member login required.)
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