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• This bill was first introduced by Klobuchar in 2019, following Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, however, it fell short in the Republican-controlled Senate. It has a better chance of passing now that Democrats control Congress.
• Since 2019, several state privacy bills have passed, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act and Virginia's Consumer Data Protection Act.
• Tech giants such as Facebook and Microsoft have urged Congress to establish a federal privacy framework to make it easier for them to comply.

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• Canada's data privacy laws haven't been updated in 20 years, and critics warn the country could fall behind Europe. For example, in the U.K., regulators have stronger enforcement powers, enabling them to carry out raids which their Canadian counterparts can't do.
• Earlier this year, Canadian federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien criticized facial recognition company Clearview AI's practice of taking photos posted on social media to build a database, but he couldn't force them to delete it.
• As part of Bill C-11, companies that don't protect users' personal data will be fined 5% of global revenue, which Therrien calls "unjustifiably narrow and protracted."
• What's next: Therrien has submitted 60 recommendations and urged the government to prioritize the privacy rights of individuals over commercial interests.

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• First, Clegg says Congress should reform Section 230 to ensure companies remove illegal content in a transparent and accountable manner. They should only be given liability protection if they can demonstrate proof of this.
• Second, Clegg urged Congress to launch a concentrated effort to combat influence operations by holding the individuals and organizations behind them responsible.
• Third, Clegg says the U.S. should legislate a new federal privacy framework.
• Fourth, Clegg recommends establishing a new digital regulator and outlining rules on data portability.

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• The House has already passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would prevent law enforcement from using facial recognition technology in body cameras. It's unknown if this will pass in the Senate.
• The bipartisan Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act has been introduced in the Senate, which focuses on the Clearview AI facial recognition program used by police nationwide.
• States and cities such as San Francisco and Virginia have passed legislation that bans or limits the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement.
• It comes as the U.S. Postal Service is using Clearview AI's facial recognition to identify suspects in investigations.

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• WhatsApp said it would have to break end-to-end encryption to comply, which would violate user privacy. It's asking the Delhi High Court to declare the law unconstitutional.
• WhatsApp has 500M users in India, but rival apps such as Signal and Telegram have experienced a rise in downloads after the Facebook-owned company introduced its new privacy policy, which went into effect on May 15.
• Last week, the government reportedly asked WhatsApp to remove its new policy due to concerns about its impact on the "choice and autonomy of Indian citizens."

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• China has been accused of keeping more than one million Uighur Muslims in "re-education camps" in Xinjiang. The U.S., EU, U.K., and Canada have accused China of committing genocide, which Beijing denies.
• In 2019, the U.S. government added Hikvision and Dahua to its economic blacklist, and Congress has blocked federal agencies from buying technology from both companies due to national security concerns.
• However, states and municipalities can purchase the technology as long as federal funds aren't used.

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• Breyer calls the DSA weak and industry-friendly. He has called on the commission to pass legislation that transfers power from companies to the people and democratic institutions.
• Breyer recommends including the right to anonymity and giving public officials the authority to remove illegal content instead of self-governance by tech giants.
• What's next: The European Parliament wants to establish a common position before the end of the year and begin negotiations with EU countries in 2022.

• Todd Feathers reports in The Markup on the U.S. Census Bureau's bumpy privacy overhaul. 
• The Cyberspace Administration of China identified and criticized 105 apps, including the Chinese equivalent of TikTok and LinkedIn, for aggregating personal data that violated the nation's privacy laws.
• Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner has resumed its investigation into Facebook's data transfer policy after its high court ruled in its favor.
• American Express was fined £90,000 ($127,111) by the U.K's Information Commissioner's Office for sending more than four million marketing emails to customers who had opted against receiving them.