In this week’s Privacy Tracker, read about the latest in the world of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, how likely Brazil is to see a data protection law soon, and how the ECPA update is going in the U.S. Also, Hong Kong is reportedly revisiting its data privacy rules, Canada is debating whether it might want to implement a “right-to-be-forgotten” law, and Australia and New Zealand are still mulling breach notification laws. In the U.S., the ripple effect of SCOTUS’ Spokeo ruling has begun, Pennsylvania has a new 911 privacy law, and both houses of the U.S. Congress are looking at bills that would allow law enforcement access to U.S. citizens’ data anywhere in the world with a warrant. (IAPP member login required.)
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