In this week’s Privacy Tracker legislative roundup, read about data protection rules for EU institutions, bodies and agencies approved by members of the European Parliament in an effort to align with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Nepal’s House of Representatives endorsed the Protection of Individual’s Right to Privacy, Thailand’s Cabinet approved the Digital Identification Bill, and Italy published a Legislative Decree, setting forth national implementation for the EU General Data Protection Regulation. In the U.S., the House Financial Services Committee passed the Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act, which will require financial institutions to alert consumers when their information is compromised in a data breach. Read about this and more in this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup. (IAPP member login required.)
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