Weekly Data Privacy Alert – 4 July 2016

This week’s alert covers news from:

EU

• EU Council Agrees on New Measures Against Cybercrimes

France

• The CNIL Opens a Period of Public Consultation on the GDPR
• The French State Council Rules on Rights to Access Personal Data of the Deceased

UK

• The House of Commons’ Culture, Media and Sport Committee Publishes a Report on Cyber Security

US

• Industry Agreement on Facial ID Privacy Best Practices
• Reform of Electronic Communications Privacy Act Held Up in US Senate
• District of Columbia Circuit Affrms FCC Authority to Regulate Broadband Service Provider Privacy Practices

For more information on any of these items, or data privacy issues generally, please feel free to call any of the following individuals:

Paul Besozzi (Washington DC)

Annette Demmel (Berlin)

Stéphanie Faber (Paris)

Francesca Fellowes (Leeds)