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CABLE TELEVISION

See TELEVISION AND RADIO

CALIFORNIA

– Credit report, consumer disputes report information, investigation (U.S, rev den), 1403
– Data breach notification, attorney general provisions, Special Report, 369; state Senate passes, 561; bill goes to governor, 1223; governor vetoes, 1368
– Data breaches

– – Ameritrade settlement (N.D. Cal.), 1592
– – Gap stores, future identity theft risk (9th Cir.), 831
– – Kaiser Permanente drive stolen, 94
– – Public Health Dep't data tape, 1736
– – Stanford Univ. Children's Hosp. appeals fine for delayed notice, 1283
– – State official says most inadvertent disclosures, 1283

– Dental records released to collect debt (Cal. Ct. App.), 258
– Economic health assessments, class action (C.D. Cal.), 1124
– ECPA, forum clause on state court (N.D. Cal.), 362
– Employment credit checks, law limits use, 1250; governor vetoes, 1367
– Facebook

– – Beacon program, class settlement fairness hearing set (N.D. Cal.), 175; new class claims, 283; settlement approved, 432; attorneys' fees and costs, 839; notice of voluntary dismissal, 1124
– – Remote access service, terms of service violation not hacking (N.D. Cal.), 1132

– Flash cookies, class action (C.D. Cal.), 1220; proposed settlement filed, 1694
– Google Buzz class suits

– – Consolidated complaint settlement (N.D. Cal.), 1276; notice to Gmail users, 1533
– – Public disclosure (N.D. Cal.), 526
– – Unfair competition (N.D. Cal.), 293

– Hacking, password-protected blog (Cal. Ct. App.), 708
– HIV status, hospital discovery barred (Cal. Ct. App.), 1428
– Hospitals fined, unauthorized access to records, 863; medical facilities fined, 1587
– Identity theft

– – Malicious impersonation, 1199
– – Social services worker (C.D. Cal.), 869

– Inmate post-sentence commitment evaluation (9th Cir.), 1174
– Insurance rule, customer privacy opt out, 1595
– “John Doe” arrest warrant, DNA profile (Cal.), 241
– Junk faxes, TCPA class action (S.D. Cal.), 839
– Money laundering, southwest border agreement, 292
– Netflix, consumer class action, failure to protect anonymized data (N.D. Cal.), 16; settlement, 464
– Nonprofits, contact information includes e-mail (Cal. Ct. App.), 1464
– Police cell phone privacy law, 1258
– Smart grid, privacy and data security, comments, 393; deployment guidance, 982
– Social networking websites

– – Hospital workers fired for posting discussions on patients, 860
– – Minors, bill limits displays of personal data, 562; Senate approves, 602

– Song-Beverly Credit Card Act, retailer liability, BNA Insights, 1104
– Spam

– – Asis drops last open lawsuit (N.D. Cal.), 1336
– – CAN-SPAM Act preemption savings clause

– – – Misrepresentation issue for fact-finder (N.D. Cal.), 554
– – – Particularity required more than subject line list (N.D. Cal.), 21
– – – Reunion.com misleading e-mail headers (N.D. Cal.), 553
– – – Specific damages (N.D. Cal.), 709

– – Damage cap per incident (E.D.N.Y.), 1398
– – Fraud, heightened pleadings standards (9th Cir.), 1099
– – Misrepresentation, multiple domain names (Cal.), 943
– – Tagged.com

– – – Marketing campaign (Cal. Super. Ct.), 550
– – – Terms of service (N.D. Cal.), 235

– Trade secrets, passwords misuse (N.D. Cal.), 946
– Union nonmember ability to object to personal data disclosure (Cal. Ct. App.), 1730

CAN-SPAM ACT

– Attorney's fees (N.D. Cal.), 800; Asis drops last open lawsuit, 1336
– Costs of receiving spam not harm (N.D. Cal.), 290
– Domain e-mail service not ISP (D. Idaho), 1600
– Fla. AG probe, internet marketer agrees to fines (Fla. AG), 667
– Internet access service (IAS) standing

– – Digital media company (D.D.C.), 607
– – E-mail service (W.D. Wash.), 527

– Preemption savings clause

– – Misrepresentation issue for fact-finder (N.D. Cal.), 554
– – Particularity required more than subject line list (N.D. Cal.), 21
– – Reunion.com misleading e-mail headers (N.D. Cal.), 553
– – Specific damages (N.D. Cal.), 709

– “Professional” plaintiffs

– – Ambiguity challenge (N.D. Cal.), 241
– – Asis drops last open lawsuit (N.D. Cal.), 1336
– – Standing (W.D. Wash.), 397

– Social network, Tagged Inc. terms of service (N.D. Cal.), 235
– Specific harms alleged (N.D. Cal.), 709

CANADA

– Accountants, Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP)

– – Compliance assessments, 1202
– – Records management, 144

– Alberta data protection changes, BNA Insights, 723
– APEC cross-border privacy enforcement pact, 1254
– Behavioral advertising

– – Consumer consent, BNA insights, 775
– – Public consultation, 143; further public input sought, 1506

– British Columbia

– – Acting privacy chief, 183
– – Comm'r named, 715
– – Personal data policy and training, 668

– Cloud computing review, 289; jurisdiction cited in discussion paper, 504; further public input sought, 1506
– Credit checks, Alberta bans retailer pre-hire checks, 363
– Defamation, IP disclosure (N.D. Cal.), 1308
– Emerging technologies consultations, behavioral targeting, 143
– Facebook

– – Data sharing policy review, 640
– – Negative postings, firings upheld (B.C.L.R.B.), 1539
– – Privacy policy

– – – Class action (Que. Super. Ct.), 1015
– – – Government probe, 177
– – – Initial investigation over, 1335

– Google

– – Buzz, 293
– – Street View WiFi data collection, 829
– – Wireless collection of user internet content data, 1455

– H1N1 virus vaccinations, Ontario loses data, 27; mobile device encryption order, 145
– Health care, Nova Scotia privacy bill, 1566
– Hotel night club data collection, 1202
– New Brunswick

– – Comm'r named, 1060
– – Health privacy law, 1225

– Ontario DPA annual report, 715
– PIPEDA

– – Annual report, 867
– – Consent requirements, BNA Insights, 1713
– – Data breach notification, 787
– – Employer accessed worker's e-mail on company computers, 1096
– – Insurer privilege claims (Fed. Ct.), 1096
– – MCAT test takers fingerprinting, 1203
– – Money laundering reporting requirements, 236
– – Mortgage broker data breaches audit, 867
– – Retailer membership data retention, 144

– Privacy Comm'r, Stoddart nominated for another term, 1664; confirmed, 1701
– Privacy issue outlook, BNA Insights, 243
– Saskatchewan office cuts services, 363
– Smart grid, Ontario privacy guide published, 906
– Spam, legislation introduced, 794; law approved, 1734
– Toronto privacy agency office opens, 955

CDA

See COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT (CDA)

CELLULAR TELEPHONES

– BlackBerry

– – India deadline, 1201; agreement, 1241
– – Saudi Arabia ban, 1172; agreement reached, 1201
– – UAE ban, 1172; BlackBerry compliant, 1430

– Cal. police cell phone privacy law, 1258
– Data use, semiannual wireless trends survey, 1434
– Forensics, BNA Insights, 1603
– Historical cell track data, warrant needed (S.D. Tex.), 1568
– India, customer data security (H.C.), 140
– Jury instructions, 1300
– Location data and services

See LOCATION DATA AND SERVICES

– Right to telephone call, use of officer's cell phone (Mass.), 869
– Search and seizure

– – Abandonment doctrine (Ohio Ct. App.), 1464
– – Conn., stored call history (Conn.), 708
– – Ohio, call log accessed (U.S., rev den), 1403

– Smartphones

– – Data collection, S. Korean mobile application firms indicted, 1368
– – Data security, GAO report, 1726
– – ENISA report, 1735
– – Government business use survey, 549

– Spoofing, Truth in Caller ID Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1258, S 30

– Surveillance, warrantless recording (Mont.), 1537
– Text messages

– – CFAA claim (D. Minn.), 18
– – Employee monitoring policies, reasonable expectation of privacy (U.S., rev grant), Analysis and Perspective, 35; (oral arg set), 289; (amicus brief filed), 472; questions for review, 473; questions presented, 531; oral arguments held, 609; (rvs), 893; lessons learned, BNA Insights, 1262
– – FBI-witness texts (D.N.J.), 1667
– – FINRA fines, 1022
– – France, CNIL enforcement warning, 1094
– – N.J. ban on unsolicited ads, 901
– – Spam litigation, BNA Insights, 1033
– – TCPA (N.D. Ill.), 499

– U.K. required to record business calls, FSA, 1597
– Wrongful death suit discovery (Fla. Dist. App.), 793

CFAA

See COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT (CFAA)

CFPA

See CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CFPA)

CHARITIES

See NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

– AOL report to law enforcement (4th Cir.), 953; (U.S., rev den), 1463
– French anti-crime bill, 288
– ISP subscriber data (11th Cir.), 471
– N.Y. database, Facebook and MySpace to use, 906
– Search and seizure

– – Hard drive installed in friend's laptop (3d Cir.), 665
– – In-person law enforcement access (Me.), 389
– – iTunes files library shared over unsecured network (D. Ore.), 257
– – Keyword inquiry not search (9th Cir.), 389
– – P2P network security features (D. Mass.), 551
– – Preview search of computer (Me.), 1250
– – Temporary internet cache files (N.Y. App. Div.), 1537
– – Thumb drive left in work common area (N.D. Fla.), 601
– – Yahoo

– – – Chat account data shared with others (4th Cir.), 707
– – – Online data storage account (D. Me.), 1225

– Spoofing of website possible (9th Cir.), 768

CHILDREN

– Alcohol consumption by minor (U.S., rev den), 1403
– Cal., bill limits displays of personal data from minors on social networks, 562; Senate approves, 602
– Child Protection Improvements Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1469

– COPPA

See CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA)

– Facebook, Spain, minimum age requirement, 287; Facebook considers new requirements, 435
– France, on-site inspections planned, 436; inspections conducted, 603
– Internet safety

– – FTC education efforts, 507
– – Teen privacy risks, Senate Commerce panel hearing, 1085

– Me. marketing bans

– – Pharmaceutical industry, Special Report, 70
– – Repeal, Special Report, 534

– Mass. harm to minors law, instant messaging (Mass.), 324
– N.Y., instant messaging data sold, 1332
– Newborn blood samples

– – HHS seeks comments on state programs, 662
– – Minn. (Minn. Ct. App.), 1251
– – Tex. to destroy spot cards (W.D. Tex.), 61

– Sentry Parental Controls software, marketer information sharing (E.D.N.Y.), 1652
– Surveillance

– – Digital signage equipped with cameras

– – – Best practices, 356
– – – France, compliance inspections, 603; CNIL says subject to authorization, 1397

– – Laptops, school district use of webcams (E.D. Pa.), 314; settlement, 1426

– U.K., marketing code of practice, 1127

CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA)

– Amendments, Senate Commerce Comm. hearing, 631
– FTC

– – Public comment on technology changes, 459
– – Review roundtable, 841; attorneys comment, 842; public comments, 1046; Leibowitz at Common Sense Media event, 1423

– Teen web privacy risks, Senate Commerce panel hearing, 1085
– Voluntary compliance guidelines, nonprofit seeks FTC safe harbor approval, 54; FTC rejects i-SAFE application, 857

CHILE

– Banking, third party data transfers, 1462
– OECD, new member, 838

CHINA

– Data security certification deadline, 638
– Google, hacking breach, 86; China responds, 184; Senate resolution, 240
– Hacker training websites, 265
– Internet control reaffirmed, 868
– Medical privacy law, 65
– Search engine sues domain service after hacking attack (S.D.N.Y.), 139
– State secrets leak investigations, 639
– U.S. telecommunications infrastructure, concerns, 1501

CITIZENSHIP

See ALIENS AND CITIZENSHIP

CIVIL PROCEDURE

See PROCEDURE

CLASS ACTIONS

– Auto dealer, consumer complaint website (4th Cir.), 100
– Cal., Song-Beverly Credit Card Act, retailer liability, BNA Insights, 1104
– Chase Bank USA ordered to disclose contact data about potential class members (C.D. Cal.), 599
– Classmates.com, membership marketing fraud claims (W.D. Wash.), 433
– CVS Caremark, protected health information claims (S.D. Tex.), 1390
– Data breaches

– – Ameritrade settlement (N.D. Cal.), 1592
– – Anthem Blue Cross website

– – – Attorneys improperly accessed, 982
– – – Negligence in safeguarding data (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1331

– – AvMed Health Plans laptop theft (Fla. Cir. Ct.), 1593
– – Bank of America settlement (W.D. Ky.), 1247
– – Countrywide suit settlement (W.D. Ky.), 59
– – Hannaford Bros., breach mitigation costs not damages (Me.), 1330
– – Haw. Univ. system, class suit, privacy rights group report (D. Haw.), 1655
– – Heartland Payment Sys.

– – – Consumer class settlement (S.D. Tex.), 15; preliminary approval entered, 705
– – – Costs reported, 706
– – – Discover card-issuing bank claims, settlement, 1247
– – – Lessons learned discussion paper, 182
– – – MasterCard-issuing bank claims, settlement, 762
– – – Visa-issuing bank claims, settlement, 58

– – Providence Health Sys., future damages claim (Or. Ct. App.), 1427
– – Social networking sites, RockYou class suit (N.D. Cal.), 59

– Driver's licenses

– – Bulk sales (5th Cir.), 1097
– – Florida

– – – Ads registration renewals (11th Cir.), 89
– – – Sale of records, class certified (N.D. Fla.), 1695

– Economic health assessments, FCRA claims (C.D. Cal.), 1124
– ECPA, forum clause on state court (N.D. Cal.), 362
– Employer credit and background checks

– – Arrest records, FCRA work applicant class (E.D. Pa.), 799
– – EEOC class (D. Md.), 637

– Facebook

– – Beacon program, class settlement fairness hearing set (N.D. Cal.), 175; new class claims, 283; settlement approved, 432; attorneys' fees and costs, 839; notice of voluntary dismissal, 1124
– – Privacy policy (Que. Super. Ct.), 1015

– FACT Act

– – Aramark voucher settlement (W.D. Pa.), 284
– – Multi-Cinema, high damages consideration improper to reject class (9th Cir.), 1392
– – Processing hardware and software supplier, third part action (N.D. Ill.), 1366
– – Rave Motion Pictures, undefined class (N.D. Ala.), 317
– – Rule notoriety forecloses dismissal (D. Md.), 670
– – Verizon Wireless class settlement (3d Cir.), 981

– Faxes

– – Attorney, TCPA suit (N.D. Ill.), 1222
– – Insurance advertising injury provision (Fla.), 261
– – Junk faxes, TCPA suit

– – – Cal. (S.D. Cal.), 839
– – – Dentists (N.D. Ill.), 1464
– – – Embroidery services (N.D. Ill.), 1668
– – – Event promotion (N.D. Ill.), 440
– – – Mich. (E.D. Mich.), 1258
– – – N.Y. (U.S., rvs and rem), 598
– – – Offer to named plaintiff (W.D. Wis.), 1737
– – – Pa., no insurance duty to defined (Pa.), 1281
– – – Wash. (W.D. Wash.), 1565

– Flash cookies (C.D. Cal.), 1220; proposed settlement filed, 1694
– Gmail, scanned nonsubscriber e-mails (E.D. Tex.), 1731
– Google Buzz

– – California

– – – Consolidated complaint settlement (N.D. Cal.), 1276; notice to Gmail users, 1533
– – – Public disclosure tort (N.D. Cal.), 526
– – – Unfair competition (N.D. Cal.), 293

– – Rhode Island (D.R.I.), 434

– Google Street View WiFi data collection

– – MDL hearing held (J.P.M.L.), 1169; consolidation ordered, 1249
– – Nationwide class suit (N.D. Cal.), 792
– – Or. and Wash. suits (D. Or.), 771; TRO issued, 792

– History sniffing data collection (C.D. Cal.), 1694
– HITECH ACT challenge (S.D.N.Y.), 769
– Internet service providers

– – Law enforcement, flawed data demands (Ga. Super. Ct.), 1534
– – NebuAd, class complaint (D. Mont.), 357

– Netflix, consumer suit, failure to protect anonymized data (N.D. Cal.), 16; settlement, 464
– Newborn blood spot cards retained without consent, Tex. to destroy (W.D. Tex.), 61
– Radio station schedule robocalls (S.D. Ohio), 955
– Securities fraud, confidential witness deposition (2d Cir.), 643
– Self-regulation, Conference Report, 1510
– Spam, Cal. damage cap per incident (E.D.N.Y.), 1398
– Starbucks workers' breach claim (9th Cir.), 1729
– Surveillance, school district use of laptop webcams (E.D. Pa.), 314; settlement, 1426
– TCPA, mobile devices, rejection of settlement offer moots class claims (N.D. Ill.), 1175

CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION

See TELEVISION AND RADIO

CLOUD COMPUTING

– American Bar Ass'n (ABA)

– – Annual conference, 1215
– – Communications law conference hot topic, 319

– Attorneys

– – ABA Ethics Comm'n seeks comments, 1372
– – Ala. State Bar ethics opinion, 1697
– – Ethics rules, 644
– – N.Y. State Bar opinion, 1503

– Canadian review, 289; jurisdiction cited in discussion paper, 504; further public input sought, 1506
– CDT official, State of the Net Conf., 182
– Concerns, precautions urged, 431
– Consumer Fed'n of Am. report, 1646
– Contracts, Special Report, 1259
– Country laws create barriers, 1363
– ECPA reforms

– – Due Process Coalition proposal, 492
– – House Judiciary panel hearing, 660; providers testify, 1325
– – Senate Judiciary Comm. hearing, 1325

– EU rules, Microsoft lawyer's speech, 172
– Federal CIO Council panel recommendations, 1244
– FTC roundtables, Berkeley agenda, 134; Conference Report, 187
– General Services Administration (GSA)

– – Certification and accreditation guidelines, 1544
– – Data.gov project, 1544; announcement, 1701

– Germany, DPA legal opinion, 950
– Government initiative, House oversight hearing

– – GAO report, 1025
– – GSA official, 1025

– Internet Policy Task Force, online services submit comments, 1726
– IRS, 1544
– Microsoft legislative proposal, 134
– Outsourcing contracts, BNA Insights, 719
– Potential blocked by concerns, conference, 1026
– Risks, BNA Insights, 269
– Stimulus package progress tracking, 703
– Vendor security assessment tool, 439
– Virtualization security draft, 1098
– Workplace policy reviews, 672

COLLEGES

See SCHOOLS

COLORADO

– Government data at breach risk, 1736

COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

– Internet Policy Task Force

– – Copyright, comments sought, 1386
– – Electronic commerce, comments sought, 593; Commerce Sec'y speech, 700; comments received, Special Report, 958; inquiry expanded, symposium, 1120; comments received, now drafting green paper, 1501; House do-not-track hearing, 1645; green paper to assist White House task force, 1690; report calls for new office to set online privacy codes of conduct, 1721; online services submit comments, 1726

– Intl. Trade Admin., Senate approves Sanchez nomination, 1309

COMMUNICATIONS

See TELECOMMUNICATIONS

COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT (CDA)

– Accuracy guarantee (Tex. App. Ct.), 707
– Comcast blocked customer's outgoing e-mail (D.N.J.), 705
– Consumer complaint website (4th Cir.), 100
– Craigslist failed to delete personal data (Cal. Super. Ct.), 907
– E-mail republication equated to website hosting (D.N.J.), 666
– Forwarding immunity

– – Added introduction (Cal. Ct. App.), 357
– – Commentary (D.N.J.), 1667

– Google

– – Immune despite suggesting ad copy (E.D. Cal.), 397
– – User-generated entries on landing page (N.D. Cal.), 1248

– Social media best practices, BNA Insights, 875
– Television station protected, third party comments on news story (S.D. Miss.), 1308
– User videos, site owner solicited (D. Conn.), 358
– Yahoo failure to remove profiles (D. Or.), 99

COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT (CFAA)

– Access authorization

– – Access not confidentiality terms steer case (N.D. Cal.), 1600
– – Allegations of passing corporate data (M.D. Fla.), 665
– – Confidentiality agreement violation (S.D.N.Y.), 833
– – Covertly reading co-worker's e-mail (E.D. Va.), 20
– – E-mail and files deleted, evidence (D. Conn.), 1225
– – Employment agreement violation (W.D. Pa.), 643
– – Exiting worker hard drive scrub (M.D. Fla.), 608
– – Goldman Sachs employee password misuse (S.D.N.Y.), 768
– – Intent-based charges dismissed (N.D. Cal.), 500
– – Labor union, mass e-mail campaign after layoff (E.D. Mich.), 767
– – Misuse of data (5th Cir.), 285
– – Palin e-mail account hacked, search warrant (E.D. Tenn.), 600
– – Password shared for real estate contract database (D. Md.), 1258
– – Permission, access and use distinguished (M.D. Ala.), 434
– – “Protected computers,” AOL e-mail servers (D. Neb.), 553
– – Publicly available online database accessed by competitor (E.D. Va.), 1337
– – Software password shared (E.D. Cal.), 708
– – Source code for proprietary trading software (S.D.N.Y.), 1308
– – Use based limits (N.D. Cal.), 1697

– Cloud computing, Microsoft legislative proposal, 134
– Conversion lawsuit, card processing worker captured account data (E.D.N.Y.), 1732
– “Damage or loss” requirement

– – Competitor's unauthorized access (N.D. Miss.), 184
– – Confidential files sent to personal e-mail, investigation costs (N.D. Ill.), 139
– – E-mail abuse, response cost minimal (E.D. Va.), 358
– – Forensic evaluations of computers

– – – Catapult Comm. pricing information (N.D. Ill.), 1223
– – – Thumb drives copied (E.D. Wash.), 832

– – Hard drive erasure (E.D. Tenn.), 498
– – Software competitive harm (M.D. Tenn.), 99
– – Unauthorized bank debits (E.D. Pa.), 1542
– – Unwanted text messages claim (D. Minn.), 18
– – Web content copying (S.D. Ga.), 267

– Extortion, first prosecution and sentencing (S.D. Ind.), 91
– Flash cookies, class action (C.D. Cal.), 1220; proposed settlement filed, 1694
– Hosp. alleges pathologist contractor deleted files (D.N.H.), 1170
– ISP broadband monitoring with NebuAd, class complaint (D. Mont.), 357
– Magazine publishers, AT&T and Google account data of alleged hackers (S.D.N.Y.), 19
– Social networking websites

– – Facebook Beacon program, class settlement fairness hearing set (N.D. Cal.), 175; new class claims, 283; settlement approved, 432; attorneys' fees and costs, 839; notice of voluntary dismissal, 1124
– – Spam, Tagged Inc. terms of service (N.D. Cal.), 235

– Stored Communications Act, “authorized” computer access, data deletions (N.D.N.Y.), 234
– Surveillance, school district use of laptop webcams (E.D. Pa.), 314; settlement, 1426

COMPUTERS

– Bankruptcy, third party records reside with debtor (E.D. Cal.), 793
– CFAA

See COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT (CFAA)

– China, data security certification deadline, 638
– E-commerce

See ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

– E-mail

See E-MAIL

– Evidence

– – Futile search testimony, no printout needed (9th Cir.), 1600
– – TRO banning some file deletions, privacy expectation (Mich. Ct. App.), 315

– FACT Act, processing hardware and software supplier (N.D. Ill.), 1366
– File sharing

See FILE SHARING

– Hacking

See HACKING

– Husband videotaped nude wife in bath (Minn. Ct. App.), 559
– Internet

See INTERNET

– Location data and services

See LOCATION DATA AND SERVICES

– N.J. data access law does not cover misuse (N.J. Super. Ct.), 670
– Scareware scheme, indictments (N.D. Ill.), 840
– Search and seizure

See SEARCH AND SEIZURE

– Theft

See DATA BREACHES

– Workplace policies

– – Electronics use and policies, BNA webinar, 1049
– – Firefighters, fired for watching violent videos (Ohio Ct. App.), 27
– – France, access to employee work station during absence, 1094
– – Legitimate business reasons (Tenn. Ct. App.), 471

– Wrongful death suit discovery (Fla. Dist. App.), 793

CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

– Ed. Note: A list of upcoming conferences and meetings appears in the Journal section at the end of selected issues.
– American Bar Ass'n (ABA)

– – American Law Institute, 460
– – Annual meeting, 1215
– – Annual Washington Health Care Summit, 1691
– – Cybersecurity briefing, 700
– – Forum on Communications Law, 319
– – Labor and Employment Law annual meeting, 1195
– – Technology in Practice & Workplace Comm. midyear meeting, 672; 673
– – Webcast, 493

– American College of Surgeons 2010 Clinical Congress, 1387
– American Constitution Society, Ariz. E-Verify briefing, 1652
– American Health Lawyers Ass'n, 1426
– American Inst. of Certified Public Accountants, 939
– American Medical Ass'n semiannual policy making meeting, 1562
– American Payroll Ass'n 2010 Capital Summit, 427
– American Soc. of Safety Engineers annual conference, 1009
– Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement talks set, 598; latest round of talks, 984; talks end without release of draft, 1022; latest session ends, 1246; draft leaked, 1276; final draft, 1390
– Article 29 Working Party

– – Brussels meeting, agenda, 639; data sharing letters to websites, 710; July agenda, 983; Dec. agenda, 1596
– – 74th meeting

– – – Agenda, 267
– – – Chair named, 286
– – – Roles of “controllers” and “processors,” 279; analyst reaction split, Special Report, 325

– Asia Pacific Authorities Forum, 1665
– Association of City Governments assembly, 1600
– Atlantic Council forum, anti-terror data sharing framework, 1053
– BNA

– – Company electronics use webinar, 1049
– – E-health webinar, 1193
– – High-Tech Information Risk Management Compliance in a Down Economy audioconference, 94

– Brookings Inst., cloud computing public forum, 134
– Cato Institute forum, 628
– Center for Strategic and Intl. Studies, 230
– Children's Partnership, 463
– Civil Rules Advisory Comm. of the Judicial Conf. of the U.S., 1651
– CMS, HITECH Incentives webcast, 635
– Commerce Dep't

– – Cybersecurity symposium, 1045
– – Internet Policy Task Force symposium, 1120
– – Symposium on Privacy and Innovation, 700; 702

– Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n public meeting, 1424
– Common Sense Media, 1423
– Copyright Soc. of the USA luncheon, 138
– Defense Dep't data security proposal public meeting, 384; comments submitted, 703; BNA Insights, 1310
– D.C. Bar Ass'n luncheon, 525
– EC ACTA stakeholder conference set, 262
– Energy Dep't, smart grid roundtable, 978
– Facebook developers conference, 630
– FCC

– – Broadband plan, 354; open meeting agenda, 494
– – Cybersecurity workshop, 1561
– – Robocalls, 9

– FDIC symposium, 829
– Fed. Bar Ass'n, 396
– Fed. Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Payment Cards Center workshop, 182
– Forum Europe, European Data Protection and Privacy Conf.

– – Data breach notification, 1657
– – Data controllers, Art. 29 opinions, 1658

– France, CNIL enforcement committee, 360; 469
– FTC roundtables

– – Berkeley

– – – Agenda, 134
– – – Cloud computing, 187
– – – Mobile devices, 186
– – – Social networks, 186

– – COPPA review, 841; attorneys comment, 842; public comments, 1046; Leibowitz at Common Sense Media event, 1423
– – Report due, 1361
– – Third meeting

– – – Harbour address, 429
– – – Rich, closing remarks, BNA Insights, 474

– Global Services Summit, 1363
– Health Care Compliance Ass'n

– – Breach reporting seminar, 356
– – Meaningful use webinar, 1194
– – Medical identity theft webinar, 760
– – Record retention and disposal webinar, 1329

– Health Ins. Portability and Accountability Summit-West, 1383
– Healthcare Info. Mgmt. Sys. Soc. annual conference, 355
– HHS, HIPAA de-identification standard workshop, 281; 384
– HIT Standards Comm. privacy and security workgroup

– – Encryption, 168
– – Privacy reference management model, 495

– IAPP Global Privacy Summit

– – APEC cross-border privacy rules, 614
– – Behavioral advertising, metadata notice mechanism, 616
– – Conference Report, 612
– – DPA coalition, 592
– – EU E-Privacy Directive, 613
– – FTC, 612
– – HR data transfers, 615
– – SEC, 612
– – Social networks, business concerns, 617

– IAPP Privacy Academy, 1361
– IAPP Privacy Series

– – CFPA enforcement, 1689
– – FTC framework report, 1688
– – FTC Vladeck address, 1685

– Institute for e-Health Policy, briefing, 1649
– Intl. Conf. of Data Protection and Privacy Comm'rs

– – Accountability, 1508
– – Class actions and media coverage, 1512
– – Conference Report, 1510
– – Enforcement cooperation, 1511
– – FTC and Mexico full members, 1510
– – Self-regulation, 1510

– Intl. Fiscal Ass'n Congress, 1252
– Intl. Working Group on Data Protection in Telecomm., Granada meeting, 602
– Internet Society, U.K.

– – ICO enforcement, 1396
– – ISPs, new legal requirements, 1397

– Legal Elec. Health Record Summit

– – Security threats, 1251
– – State AG enforcement, 1245

– Legal Malpractice and Risk Mgmt. Conf., General Counsel Forum, 525
– Lewin Group, e-health conference, 939
– Mass. Tech. Collaborative and Mass. Health Data Consortium, 635
– MHealth Summit, 1649
– Mid-Atlantic Venture Assn., 769
– Morgan Lewis & Brockius, executive contracts seminar, 907
– National Conf. on Professional Responsibility, 913
– National eHealth Collaborative webinar

– – “Meaningful use” challenges, 635
– – Multiparty agreements, 940

– National HIPAA Summit

– – HITECH Act, reporting “large” breaches, 229
– – New privacy and security rules, 256

– National Legal Malpractice Conf., 644
– Nationwide Health Information Network workgroup, 56; 549
– NRC and NERC meeting, electric grid protections, 439
– OECD

– – Economics of Personal Data and Privacy, 1700
– – 30th anniversary of guidelines

– – – Accountability, 1508
– – – Compatibility, 1514
– – – Conference Report, 1514
– – – Transborder data flows report, 1515

– Office of the Natl. Coordinator for HIT

– – Advisory workshop on governance, 1389
– – Consumer security risk roundtable, 1728
– – Patient consent, 1692
– – Personal health record roundtable discussion set, 1365; comments sought, 1563
– – Tiger team

– – – Focus shifts to state level data exchanges, 1050
– – – Inaugural meeting, 898
– – – Increased exposure, 940
– – – Personally identifiable health information recommendations, 1087; HIT Policy Comm. adopts, 1121

– Pike & Fischer, social networking in the workplace webinar, 12
– Practising Law Inst.

– – Communications Law in the Digital Age, 1651
– – Legislation, 172

– Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research

– – Annual conference, 1728
– – Online conference, 664

– RSA Conference, 365
– Santa Clara Univ.

– – Computer and High Tech. Law Journal, clean technology conference, 235
– – Interactive Advertising Bureau Legal Affairs, 941

– Stanford Law School

– – Center for Internet and Society, 173
– – E-commerce conference, 1026

– State of the Net Conf., 169; 182
– TechAmerica

– – IdentEvent, 1530; 1532
– – Tax data security, 461

– United Nations Conf. on Trade and Development, 951
– U.S. Council on Intl. Bus., 860
– Univ. of N.C. at Greensboro, 861
– USTelecom webinar, 1529
– White House cybersecurity initiatives meeting, 1045
– World Congress Leadership Summit, EHR adoption, 827

CONFIDENTIALITY

– Attorneys

See PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS

– FDIC worker disclosed loan personal data (D. Kan.), 531
– FinCEN

– – Information sharing rule, concerns, 8
– – Suspicious activity reports, 1647

– Fla., court record rules (Fla.), 608
– Galleon Group hedge fund insider trading leak, 791
– Trade secrets

See TRADE SECRETS

CONGRESS, U.S.

– Ed. Note: For coverage of legislation by bill number, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL. For information on measures not yet assigned bill numbers, see relevant subject headings.
– Conn. AG Blumenthal to run for Dodd's (D-Conn) seat, 67
– EU Parliament liaison office, 642
– House Cybersecurity Caucus launches website, 1174
– 112th Congress agenda

– – House GOP leaders, consumer privacy legislation, 1529
– – House leadership and ranking members set, 1687; Upton (R-Mich) sets panel chairs, 1724
– – Industry lobbyists' predictions, 1529

CONNECTICUT

– Congress, AG Blumenthal to run for Dodd's (D-Conn) seat, 67
– Data breach notification

– – Conn. State Teachers' Retirement Bd., 1059
– – Ins. Dep't requirements, 1283

– Data breaches, student loan guarantee company, Conn. AG seeks more details, 601
– Google Street View WiFi data collection, AG probe, 871; Blumenthal to lead state coalition probe, 946; state coalition probe continues, 1089; Blumenthal says state denied access to data, 1733
– GPS secretly installed in fire inspectors' vehicles (Conn.), 90
– HIPAA enforcement, state AG enforcement

– – BNA Insights, 189
– – Griffin Hosp. breach by fired radiologist, probe, 501
– – Health Net (D. Conn.), 93; settlement, 1013; Conn. Ins. Dep't penalty, 1565

– UnitedHealthcare acquisition of Health Net assets, Conn. probe sought, 174

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

– First Amendment, freedom of speech

See FREEDOM OF SPEECH

– Fourth Amendment, Search and seizure

See SEARCH AND SEIZURE

– Data mining of prescription data

– – Me. law limiting sale valid (1st Cir.), 1168
– – Vt. ban overturned (2d Cir.), 1654

– Separation of powers

– – Muslim physicist clearance revoked (3d Cir.), 146
– – W. Va. legislative records, courts cannot order changes (W. Va.), 1567

CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CFPA)

– Access and notice mandates, BNA Insights, 1549
– Chair, Warren expected to lead, 1174
– Enforcement, IAPP conference, 1689
– Privacy office needed, BNA Insights, 1180
– Wall Street reforms

– – Senate debate expected, FTC authority, 593
– – Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

– – – Implementation

See WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

– – – Legislative history

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4173

CONSUMER PROTECTION

– Behavioral targeting

See ADVERTISING

– Consent

– – E-health data sharing

– – – Meaningful use sharing between providers, 463
– – – ONC preparing report, 312; report released, 463

– – EU Data Protection Directive, amendment proposals, 1527
– – Germany

– – – E-mail address database purchase for marketing, consent verification (OLG Dusseldorf), 25
– – – Web analytics, 289

– – OECD, Conference Report, 1514

– Credit report agency model notice forms, 1257
– Data breaches

See DATA BREACHES

– Data retention

See DATA RETENTION

– Data security, Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n public meeting, 1424
– Do-not-call registries

See DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRIES

– E-health, roundtable discussion, 1728
– FACTA

See FAIR AND ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS ACT (FACTA)

– FCRA

See FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (FCRA)

– Federal privacy law outlook

– – Comcast official speech at Practising Law Inst., 172
– – Location data and services, House panel hearing, 310; approaches considered, Special Report, 444
– – 112th Congress agenda

– – – House GOP leaders, consumer privacy legislation, 1529
– – – Industry lobbyists' predictions, 1529

– – Special Report, 153

– FTC roundtables

– – Berkeley

– – – Agenda, 134
– – – Cloud computing, 187
– – – Conference Report, 186
– – – Mobile devices, 186
– – – Social networks, 186

– – Expert recommendations

– – – Authority, 481
– – – Harm based protections, 479
– – – Minimize risk while encouraging innovation, 475
– – – Next step for FTC, 478
– – – Notice and choice, inadequate tools, 476
– – – Substantive guarantees, 480
– – – Use and obligation model, 477

– – Third meeting, Rich closing remarks, BNA Insights, 474

– Identity theft

See IDENTITY THEFT

– Norway, public transport e-ticket data collection, 1464
– Privacy 3.0 and proportionality, BNA Insights, 1230
– Regulatory outlook, Special Report, 155
– Robocalls

See ROBOCALLS

– Sentinel Network annual report of complaints, 313
– Trusted companies, Ponemon survey report, 335
– Unverified checks scam (9th Cir.), 764
– Wall Street reforms

– – Senate debate expected, FTC authority, 593
– – Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

– – – Implementation

See WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

– – – Legislative history

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4173

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

See PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

COPPA

See CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA)

COPYRIGHTS

– Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) talks

– – Draft released, 598; latest round of talks, 984; talks end without release of draft, 1022; latest session ends, 1246; draft leaked, 1276; final draft, 1390
– – EU laws, industry comments, 180; EC stakeholder conference set, 262
– – Three strikes provision, 23; Hustinx opinion, 319
– – Transparency, Wyden (D-Or.) letter, 87; issues to be released not negotiating drafts, 138; EU Parliament threatens suit, 395

– Attorney-client privilege, case strategy blog posts (N.D. Cal.), 1666
– EU enforcement harmony, study, 240
– Event planning publicly available online database accessed by competitor (E.D. Va.), 1337
– File sharing

See FILE SHARING

– Internet Policy Task Force, comments sought, 1386
– Japan, movie group seeks three strikes law, 1507
– Magazine publishers, AT&T and Google account data of alleged hackers (S.D.N.Y.), 19
– Password shared for real estate contract database (D. Md.), 1258
– Spoliation sanctions (D. Md.), BNA Insights, 1412
– Swedish law, 714
– United Kingdom

– – Digital economy bill

– – – Amendment, 95; House of Lords passes, 436; law takes effect, 557
– – – File sharer identification rules (U.K. High. Ct.), 1019

– – Policing costs, ISPs to pay percentage, 1371

CORPORATE SECURITY

– Accountants, Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP)

– – Compliance assessments, 1202
– – Records management, 144

– Attorney preparedness, survey report, 1745
– Budgets focused more on personal data not trade secrets, survey report, 524
– CFO cybersecurity guidance report, 532
– Cybercrime costs, Ponemon survey, 1141
– Data collection protocols, SEC official at IAPP Summit, 612
– Denmark, bill to allow tax authorities to copy business electronic data, 1506; bill withdrawn, 1598
– FDIC symposium, 829
– FOIA, personal privacy interest (U.S., rev grant), 1369
– France, compliance guidance on outsourcing and data security, 1430
– Governance of enterprise security, BNA Insights, 915
– Mobile devices, BNA Insights, 849
– Office electronics, Markey (D-Mass) letter to FTC, 661; FTC response, 757
– Social networking websites, concerns, IAPP Summit, 617
– Trusted companies, Ponemon survey report, 335
– Verizon 2010 data breach investigations report, 1167

CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

See PRISONS AND JAILS

COUNSEL

See ATTORNEYS

COURT RECORDS

See PUBLIC RECORDS

CREDIT CARDS

– API Trade fraud scheme, injunction (N.D. Ill.), 987
– Cal., Song-Beverly Credit Card Act, retailer liability, BNA Insights, 1104
– CFAA, misuse of cardholder data (5th Cir.), 285
– Citigroup denies cyberattack reports, 12
– Data breaches, Dave & Buster's, data security program (FTC), 464; FTC finalizes settlement, 868
– Data disposal, credit card and check processing company, 710
– Data sharing restrictions

– – BNA Insights, 810
– – Data pass ban

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3386

– Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3506

– FACTA

See FAIR AND ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS ACT (FACTA)

– FCRA

See FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (FCRA)

– Finland, payment card data theft from merchant, 322
– France, bank card blacklist, 395
– Heartland Payment Sys. data breach

– – Consumer class settlement (S.D. Tex.), 15; preliminary approval entered, 705
– – Costs reported, 706
– – Discover card-issuing bank claims, settlement, 1247
– – Hacker pleads guilty (D. Mass.), 16
– – Lessons learned discussion paper, 182
– – MasterCard-issuing bank claims, settlement, 762
– – Visa-issuing bank claims, settlement, 58

– Ill., college student credit marketing law, 21
– Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)

– – Encryption guidance, 1424
– – Nev. law, Practice Aid, 40
– – Survey Report, 406
– – Version 2.0, 1217

– Personal data truncated on receipts

– – Aramark voucher settlement (W.D. Pa.), 284
– – Multi-Cinema, high damages consideration improper to reject class (9th Cir.), 1392
– – Pay.gov, suit may proceed (Fed. Cir.), 1653
– – Rave Motion Pictures, undefined class (N.D. Ala.), 317
– – Rule notoriety forecloses dismissal (D. Md.), 670

– Processing worker captured account data, conversion lawsuit (E.D.N.Y.), 1732
– Rate reduction service robocaller

– – Fla. based telemarketers (M.D. Fla.), 1701
– – TRO

– – – International scam (N.D. Ill.), 1592
– – – Wash. (E.D. Wash.), 800

– Smart card standard, U.N. Credit Union, 761

CREDIT REPORTS

– Argentina, BNA Insights, 1108
– Background checks

– – Alberta bans retailer pre-hire checks, 363
– – Ban on use in hiring

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3149

– – Cal. law limits, 1250; governor vetoes, 1367
– – Discrimination, EEOC class action (D. Md.), 637
– – EEOC public meeting, 1456
– – Ill. law bans, 1198
– – Legislative trend, BNA Insights, 991
– – Or. bill to ban workplace credit checks, 322; effective date, 954

– Collection agency and towing company lack grounds to get report (9th Cir.), 832
– Consumer disputes

– – Bank, reasonable investigation (U.S., rev den), 1403
– – Trans Union, inaccurate information unchanged, verdict stands, damages reduced (E.D. Pa.), 1392

– Court orders for entry purges or edits (E.D. Tex.), 1098
– Dental records released to collect debt (Cal. Ct. App.), 258
– FACTA

See FAIR AND ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS ACT (FACTA)

– FCRA

See FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (FCRA)

– France

– – Bank card blacklist, 395
– – Personal comments in debtor database, 321

– Germany, data protection rules, BNA Insights, 535
– Loans, risk-based pricing provisions, consumer disclosure rule, 27
– New Zealand, privacy code proposal, 904
– Notice, model forms, 1257
– Tenant screener (D. Md.), 282

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

– Bail DNA sample requirement (9th Cir.), 1371
– CFAA extortion provisions (S.D. Ind.), 91
– Data breaches

See DATA BREACHES

– Data sharing, EU

– – Argentina, U.S. stops sharing data, 1599
– – Public consultation, 262
– – Switzerland implementation of Schengen Pact, 866
– – Working papers, concerns, 1306; Art. 29 comments on framework pact, 1659

– E-mail intercepted, employee's conviction upheld (7th Cir.), 1302
– Expunged records, courts cannot order changes to legislative records (W. Va.), 1567
– Hacking

See HACKING

– HIPAA

– – Celebrity patient records at UCLA hospital (C.D. Cal.), 92; sentencing, 638
– – UPMC Shadyside Hosp. worker (W.D. Pa.), 1336

– Human research subjects, Swedish researcher destroyed data (ECHR), 1539
– Identity theft

See IDENTITY THEFT

– Mexico, data protection bill, 545; Senate vote expected, 606; Senate approves, 627; BNA Insights, 883; effective date, 1016
– MySpace, gangster profile of accused inadmissible (11th Cir.), 838
– Probation officers, disclosure of tax return data, 870
– South Korea, data security prosecutions, 425
– Spyware

See SPYWARE

– “Squawk boxes,” oral arguments held (E.D.N.Y.), 559; motion to dismiss denied, 1175
– Tax preparers, tax return information disclosure and use penalties, 30
– Trade secrets, source code for proprietary trading software (S.D.N.Y.), 1308
– Utah, criminal probe of data release of alleged illegal immigrants, 1089

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

See HOMELAND SECURITY

CROSS-BORDER DATA SHARING

– APEC

– – Privacy rules, IAPP Summit, 614
– – U.S., New Zealand, and Australia pact, 1054; Hong Kong and Canada join, 1254

– Canada, PIPEDA annual report, 867
– Employee personal data, IAPP Summit, 615
– European Union

– – Data Protection Directive, amendment proposals, 1527
– – ENISA report, incentives and barriers, 1307
– – Instruments studied for future model, 1090
– – Law enforcement data sharing

– – – Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, BNA Insights, 1676
– – – Public consultation, 262
– – – Switzerland implementation of Schengen Pact, 866
– – – Working papers, concerns, 1306; Art. 29 comments on framework pact, 1659

– – Standard contractual clauses, 253; BNA Insights, 563; Art. 29 Working Party FAQs, 1099
– – U.S. data transfer framework agreement

– – – Atlantic Council forum, 1053
– – – EU seeks mandate, 1504; Art. 29 comments, 1659; EC mandate to negotiate, 1698
– – – Working papers, concerns, 1306

– France, CNIL unveils guidance website, 1369
– Malaysian data protection framework bill, House passes, 521; Senate passes, 698; Royal assent, 1200
– Mexico, data protection bill, 545; Senate vote expected, 606; Senate approves, 627; BNA Insights, 883; effective date, 1016
– New Zealand, privacy law passed, EU adequacy consideration, 1256; royal assent, 1287
– OECD, Conference Report, 1515
– Private sector cooperation, GPEN launches website, 1333
– Safe harbor standards

– – Adequacy determination, German regional DPA seeks rescission, 1128
– – German verification requirements, BNA Insights, 806
– – Intl. Trade Admin., Senate approves Sanchez nomination, 1309
– – 10th anniversary, BNA Insights, 570

– Spain, parts of data protection law voided (T.S.), 1126
– SWIFT agreement debate, privacy guarantees, 141; EU Parliament rejects temporary pact, 261; mandate for new talks, 465; 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
– Tax data

– – Client privilege, 1252
– – Formal exchange of information agreement, 860

– U.K. data protection, Ministry of Justice seeks comments, 1018; U.K. responds to EU concerns, 1285; ICO comments, 1396

CYBERCRIME

– CFAA

See COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT (CFAA)

– China reaffirms web control, 868
– Conversion lawsuit, card processing worker captured account data (E.D.N.Y.), 1732
– Corporate costs, Ponemon survey, 1141
– East African framework for cyberlaws, meeting, 951
– French anti-crime bill, 288
– Hacking

See HACKING

– Identity theft

See IDENTITY THEFT

– Keylogger installation and e-mail monitoring (N.Y. Crim. Ct.), 666
– Sale of customer records, Ladbrokes betting firm, U.K. probe, 178
– Social websites targeted, 1122
– Stored Communications Act

See STORED COMMUNICATIONS ACT (SCA)

CYBERSECURITY

– Australia

– – ISP code of practice, 987
– – Network access to web messages, 265

– Budget FY2011, DHS proposal, 227
– Business Roundtable initiative, 1568
– Certification program, National Broadband Plan, 525; comments sought, 702; industry comments, 1049; FTC comments, 1423
– CFO guidance report, 532
– China, certification deadline, 638
– Commerce Dep't symposium, 1045
– Comprehensive Natl. Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), parts released, 365; GAO progress report, 396
– Critical infrastructure

– – American Clean Energy Leadership Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1462

– – Chinese company activity, concerns, 1501
– – France, smart water meters, CNIL audit, 1666
– – Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5026

– – House Homeland Security Comm. draft, 1275
– – McAfee owners and operators survey, 171
– – NRC and NERC meeting, electric grid protections, 439
– – Smart grid

– – – Cal. utilities, privacy and data security, comments, 393; deployment guidance, 982
– – – DOE public roundtable session, 978; report, 1397
– – – FCC broadband plan, public safety provisions, 354
– – – House science panel hearing, 1008
– – – NIST standards, 183; draft report, 289; House science panel hearing, 1008; report released, 1275
– – – Ontario DPA annual report, 715
– – – Ontario privacy guide published, 906
– – – Privacy and security safeguards, 235

– Cybersecurity Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 773

– Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4061

– Data security

See DATA SECURITY

– Data sharing, ENISA report, 1307
– Defense and DHS memorandum of understanding, 1426
– DHS outlines history and status of efforts, 365
– E-health

See E-HEALTH

– FCC workgroup suggestions, 312; collaboration and data sharing, 1561
– Federal agency recommendation implementation

– – Data retention, GAO report, 547
– – 2009 policy review, GAO report, 1385

– Financial services MOU, 1691
– Global problem requiring cooperation, CSIS panel, 230
– Governance of enterprise security, BNA Insights, 915
– Government leadership

– – Czar selected, 7; State of the Net Conf. address, 169
– – Dual White House and DHS directors

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3480

– – Lieberman (I-Conn) draft bill, 700
– – National office and framework

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4900

– – State Dep't official

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4962, S 3193

– – White House office

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5136, HR 5247, S 778, S 921

– Hacking

See HACKING

– Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6423

– House Caucus launches website, 1174
– Intelligence Authorization Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3611

– International Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Coordination Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4962, S 3193

– Internet

See INTERNET

– National strategy, private sector role, 1530
– Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

– – Call for nominations, 383; Obama to nominate members, 1724
– – Constitution Project calls for revival, 1725

– Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3480

– Reforms, senators letter to Obama, 1008
– Senate to resume efforts next year, 1724
– South Africa, comments sought on draft policy, 530
– Spain, e-government criteria, 182
– Stuxnet malware, Senate hearing, 1590
– Trusted identities

– – Identity management

– – – BNA Insights, 1028
– – – Contracts and legislation, 1532

– – Private sector role, 1530
– – White House strategy, 936

– US-CERT

– – DHS reports data security deficits, 1288
– – IG report, 907

– White House Initiatives

– – Incentives, 769
– – Progress meeting, 1045

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