This is a rundown of last week’s news updates on Privacy:
JPC adopts draft report on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) has adopted its report on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 after around two years of deliberations. It includes a number of recommendations that might improve the final law, including an acknowledgment that the digital economy cannot take precedence over the protection of citizens' rights. The report is expected to be tabled before the end…