Privacy & Security Law Report: Index-Summary

BACKGROUND CHECKS

– Arrest records, FCRA work applicant class (E.D. Pa.), 799
– Child Protection Improvements Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1469

– CIA, clearance revoked (E.D. Pa.), 388
– DOD improves timeliness, 1667
– Federal Investigative Services., GAO data security report, 1424
– Federal public trust positions, OPM rules, 1568
– Germany

– – Social network use limited, 1253
– – Worker privacy legislation, BNA Insights, 1348

– Italy, conflict of interest checks, 1098
– Long term care worker program, 868
– Medical identity theft survey, 760
– MSPB

– – Appeals, oral arguments on whether to limit (MSPB), 1328
– – DOD, removal from noncritical position, call for amicus briefs (U.S.), 183
– – Navy scientist's suspension (U.S., rev den), 531

– Muslim physicist clearance revoked, separation of powers (3d Cir.), 146
– NASA nonsensitive contractors (U.S., rev grant), 381; (oral arg), 1401
– Traffic stops

– – Ind., record checks (Ind.), 99
– – Passenger checks (1st Cir.), 643

– Workplace credit checks

– – Alberta bans retailer pre-hire checks, 363
– – Cal. law limits, 1250; governor vetoes, 1367
– – Discrimination, EEOC class action (D. Md.), 637
– – EEOC public meeting, 1456
– – Equal Employment for All Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3149

– – Ill. law bans, 1198
– – Legislative trend, BNA Insights, 991
– – Or. bill to ban, 322; effective date, 954
– – Spokeo databroker, FCRA complaint (FTC), 1011

– Workplace criminal checks, Mass. law, 1198; guidance, 1656

BANK SECRECY ACT

See MONEY LAUNDERING

BANKING

– Aggravated ID theft venue same as predicate felony (2d Cir.), 1336
– Chase Bank USA ordered to disclose contact data about potential class members (C.D. Cal.), 599
– Chile, third party data transfers, 1462
– Cross-border electronic fund transmittals, reporting proposal, 1364
– Cybersecurity MOU, 1691
– Data breaches

– – Bank of America settlement (W.D. Ky.), 1247
– – Certegy Check Services, settlement (Fla. A.G.), 601

– Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3506

– FDIC

– – GAO report, 1726
– – Loan data, worker disclosed (D. Kan.), 531

– FEC campaign contribution probe (N.D. Ill.), 284
– Financial Services Roundtable security chief named, 1288
– FinCEN proposed information sharing rule, concerns, 8
– France, CNIL to update bank data collection rules, 797
– Germany

– – Customer profiles created from unlawful data collection, 1663
– – Data sharing with outside marketers, 766

– Home mortgage personal data collection, 1300
– Ill. Constitution, right to privacy (Ill. App. Ct.), 1667
– Israel, social networking directives, 1201
– Office electronics, FDIC data disposal guidance, 1336
– Phishing target, 185
– Privacy notices, model forms final rule

– – Analysis and Perspective, 33
– – Asset management businesses, compliance, BNA Insights, 330

– Red flag rules

See IDENTITY THEFT

– Smart card standard, U.N. Credit Union, 761
– South Africa, phishing, 266
– Switzerland

See SWITZERLAND

– Unauthorized bank debits, CFAA claims (E.D. Pa.), 1542
– U.K., financial services supervisory system, 902
– Unverified checks scam (9th Cir.), 764
– User authentication

– – “Commercially reasonable” level of data security, 231
– – France, bank to test finger-vein pattern authentication, 503
– – Hillary Mach., declaratory judgment sought (E.D. Tex.), 233
– – Patco Constr., bank counterclaims (D. Me.), 232

– Workplace credit checks

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3149

BANKRUPTCY

– Anonymous web comments (E.D.N.Y.), 665
– Assets holding personal data, FTC Act (D.N.J.), 1048; data destruction agreement, 1219; destruction of customer list ordered, BNA Insights, 1546
– SSNs, e-filings included (Bankr. S.D. Ind.), 945
– Third party records reside with debtor (E.D. Cal.), 793

BCRs

See BINDING CORPORATE RULES (BCRs)

BEHAVIORAL TARGETING

See ADVERTISING

BELGIUM

– SWIFT agreement debate, privacy guarantees, 141; EU Parliament rejects temporary pact, 261; U.S. Attorney General meeting with Spain's PM, 554; EU debates deal, 901; Hustinx says protection inadequate, 948; compromise reached, 948; EU advisory panel warning, 975; EU Parliament final approval, 1017; France CNIL privacy concerns, 1131; EC overseer to vet U.S. requests, 1252; EU seeks mandate for framework agreement, 1504

BINDING CORPORATE RULES (BCRs)

– Article 29 Working 2008 annual report, 97
– Data processors, BNA Insights, 996
– U.K. approves BP and JPMorgan Chase BCRs, 755

BIOMETRIC DATA

– Canada, MCAT test takers fingerprinting, 1203
– France

– – Bank to test finger-vein pattern authentication, 503
– – CNIL enforcement warning, 1094
– – Military clothing wholesaler, 797

– Green card security features, 704
– Spain, border control and passenger ID pilot program, 713
– U.K. ID card plan, new coalition government plan, 712; bill introduced, 835
– Worker identity cards, Senate draft bill, 628; Cato Inst. and ACLU opinions, 628

BLOGGING

– Anonymous web postings

– – Identification standard (N.C. Super. Ct.), 1099
– – Newspaper website bloggers (W.D. Pa.), 388

– Attorney-client privilege, case strategy posts (N.D. Cal.), 1666
– Defamation, failure to identify creates discovery need (D. Colo.), 955
– Federal workers, political activity FAQs, 1217
– FTC endorsement rules, employer liability for employee online conduct, 14
– Hacking, password-protected blog (Cal. Ct. App.), 708
– N.J. media shield law (N.J. Super. Ct.), 642; review granted (N.J.), 1337
– Sweden

– – Data protection guidelines, 1286
– – Third party post liability, 1017

BOTNETS

See HACKING

BRAZIL

– Tax workers, increased access restrictions, 1337

BREACHES

See DATA BREACHES

BURUNDI

– Cyberlaw framework meeting, 951