In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, read about how Belgium, France and Ireland issued reports on activity since the EU General Data Protection Regulation came into force. In Serbia, a new data protection law was enacted and is set to take force Aug. 21, 2019. The data protection authority of Baden-Württemberg administered the first fine in Germany for GDPR violations, while Dutch and U.K authorities fined Uber for a 2016 data breach. In Australia, Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says his party cannot back the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill. In the U.S., lawmakers called once again for federal legislation to protect consumer data and hold companies accountable for data protection. (IAPP member login required.)
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