In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, discussions on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield are set to ramp up. Google is being accused of privacy violations with lawsuits in France and the U.S. A Massachusetts city joined San Francisco in banning government use of facial-recognition surveillance. Rwanda approved new cybersecurity and data protection measures in the African Union Convention. Concerns over the potential weakness of the California Consumer Privacy Act are rising. And the IAPP’s Privacy Law Specialist certification is now a recognized accreditation by Minnesota’s Board of Legal Certification. (IAPP member login required.)
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