Germany has released a revised version of its draft cybersecurity law, and Zimbabwe is drafting a law to regulate social media, while journalists in the Philippines are voicing concern that a privacy bill in front of Congress could be used to squash free speech. In the U.S., California is leading the charge in student privacy with its Assembly passing a bill prohibiting use of student data for profit and a drone law is headed to the governor’s desk; Illinois law enforcement must now get a warrant before using certain GPS data, and Michigan’s Video Rental Privacy Act may apply to more than videos. Read about these topics, plus, promises from the Australian government on the data retention scheme, in this week’s Privacy Tracker weekly roundup. (IAPP member login required.)
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