Last week the European Parliament’s civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee narrowly voted to support a resolution declaring the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield inadequate. Israel’s Parliament passed data security regulations setting forth detailed requirements for data controllers and processors in both public and private sectors. In the U.S., the Senate voted 50-48 to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s broadband privacy rules; Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., have reintroduced two transportation privacy bills; FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says the agency will vote on a proposal to empower phone companies to block robocalls; and California, Illinois and Michigan are considering privacy legislation. (IAPP member login required.)
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