Privacy & Security Law Report: Index-Summary

DAMAGES

– Data breaches, Providence Health Sys., future damages claim (Or. Ct. App.), 1427
– FACT Act, Multi-Cinema, high damages consideration improper to reject class (9th Cir.), 1392
– FCRA

– – Agric. Dep't waived sovereign immunity (7th Cir.), 363
– – Trans Union, inaccurate information unchanged, verdict stands, damages reduced (E.D. Pa.), 1392

– File sharing

– – Capitol Records, damages (D. Minn.), 185; jury verdict, 1567
– – Sony, excessive damages reduced (D. Mass.), 1060

– Hannaford Bros., breach mitigation costs (Me.), 1330
– HIV status, emotional harm as Privacy Act actual damages (9th Cir.), 316
– Invention Secrecy Act, patents (Fed. Cir.), 671
– Spam

– – Cal. damage cap per incident (E.D.N.Y.), 1398
– – Filter service, damage award reduced (N.D. Ill.), 980

DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION

– Anthem Blue Cross website, 1331
– Attorneys general notice

– – Cal. bill, Special Report, 369; Senate passes, 561; bill goes to governor, 1223; governor vetoes, 1368
– – Idaho bill, Special Report, 369; bill passed, 502; governor signs, Special Report, 533
– – Ill. bill, Special Report, 369

– Canada

– – Alberta data protection changes, BNA Insights, 723
– – Nova Scotia privacy bill, 1566
– – PIPEDA amendments, 787

– Cloud computing risks, BNA Insights, 269
– Connecticut

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

– Data Security and Breach Notification Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3742

– EU Data Protection Directive

– – Amendment proposals, 1527
– – Harmonization and requirements, 1657

– Federal legislation

– – Data Accountability and Trust Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2221

– – Data Breach Notification Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 139

– – Data Security Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3579

– – Personal Data Privacy and Security Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1490

– France, data protection amendments, 320; French Senate approves, 468; Natl. Assembly delays action, 1095
– Germany, worker privacy legislation, BNA Insights, 1348
– Government contractors safeguards for unclassified information

– – Defense acquisition rules, 384; comments submitted, 703; BNA Insights, 1310
– – Federal Acquisition Regulation, GAO report, 1299

– Health Net missing disk drive, attorney general suit (D. Conn.), 93; settlement, 1013; Conn. Ins. Dep't penalty, 1565
– Heartland Payment Sys., consumer class settlement (S.D. Tex.), 15; preliminary approval entered, 705
– HIPAA rule

– – Business associate obligations, BNA webinar, 1193
– – Withdrawn, 1120

– HITECH Act, reporting “large” breaches

– – Cincinnati Children's Hosp. and Medical Center laptop theft, 864
– – Compliance issues, 356
– – Details of reports posted, 311
– – Final rule, HHS to release next year, 1727
– – Hospital compliance, survey report, 663
– – Human medical research protection programs, 664
– – Status of rule and reports, 229
– – Update, ABA webcast, 493

– Hong Kong guidance, 952
– Ireland, 796; public comments sought, 834; new code of practice, 1056
– Ky. bill, risk of harm trigger, Special Report, 368
– Mass. data security rules

– – BNA Interview, 327
– – Compliance, BNA Insights, 330
– – Practice Aid, 40

– Miss. bill, Special Report, 367; House rejects risk trigger provision, 435; bill approved, 502; law signed, Special Report, 533
– Netherlands, notice requirement for all sectors, 286
– N.H. personal health data privacy laws, 22
– New Zealand data protection framework law review, 985
– Stanford Univ. Children's Hosp. appeals fine for delayed notice, 1283
– State legislation outlook, Special Report, 68
– Taiwan amendments, 823
– U.K., EU e-Privacy Directive implementation proposals, 1334
– Va., health data, 148; bills approved, 255; bill passed, limited to public agencies, Special Report, 368; lawmakers to vote on governor's amendment, 561; Va. enacts law, 602
– WellPoint, Ind. AG suit (Ind. Super. Ct.), 1538

DATA BREACHES

– Aetna, risk of identity theft (E.D. Pa.), 387
– American Airlines, worker data, 1024
– Ameritrade settlement (N.D. Cal.), 1592
– Anthem Blue Cross website breach

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

– Asset management businesses, compliance, BNA Insights, 330
– Australia, botched telecommunications customer mailing, 1507
– AvMed Health Plans laptop theft, 256; number of affected customers increased, 865; class action filed (Fla. Cir. Ct.), 1593
– Bank of America settlement (W.D. Ky.), 1247
– BlueCross BlueShield of Tenn. stolen hard drives, 93; individuals affected, 527
– California

– – Inadvertent disclosures, 1283
– – Public Health Dep't data tape, 1736

– Canada, mortgage brokerage audit, 867
– Certegy Check Services, settlement (Fla. A.G.), 601
– Cloud computing, outsourcing contracts, BNA Insights, 719
– Costs

– – Corporate study, 202
– – Global study, 729

– Countrywide class suit settlement (W.D. Ky.), 59
– D.A. Davidson settles FINRA charges, 550
– Dave & Buster's, data security program (FTC), 464; FTC finalizes settlement, 868
– Debit card fraud losses, survey report, 955
– E-health

– – Risk, 89
– – Survey, IT officials concerns, 1245

– EU data protection, comparative study report, 1091
– File sharing, FTC warnings, 309
– Finland, payment card data theft from merchant, 322
– Griffin Hosp. breach by fired radiologist, Conn. AG probe, 501
– H1N1 virus vaccinations, Ontario loses data, 27; mobile device encryption order, 145
– Hannaford Bros.

– – Hacker pleads guilty (D. Mass.), 16
– – Mitigation costs not damages (Me.), 1330

– Haw. Univ. system, class suit, privacy rights group report (D. Haw.), 1655
– Health care, Survey Report, 1608
– Heartland Payment Sys.

– – 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

– Hong Kong guidance, 952
– HSBC tax dispute

See SWITZERLAND

– Iowa Racing and Gaming Comm'n worker data, 241
– Ireland

– – Data protection annual report, 529
– – Gaelic Athletic Ass'n database, 1735

– Kaiser Permanente drive stolen, 94
– Kentucky

– – Hospitals report missing media, 667
– – State jurisdiction despite HIPAA notice (W.D. Ky.), 1280

– Liability

– – Bank user authentication

– – – “Commercially reasonable” security levels, 231
– – – Hillary Mach., declaratory judgment sought (E.D. Tex.), 233
– – – Patco Constr., bank counterclaims (D. Me.), 232

– – Pricewaterhouse, Alaska Teachers Retirement Sys. files, 174; reaction to settlement, 392
– – Retailers

– – – N.J., Special Report, 148
– – – Wash., Special Report, 295; legislature passes bill, 392; governor signs, 457

– Lincoln Hosp. loses backup CDs, 1023
– Lincoln Natl. security vulnerability, 138
– Mayo Clinic fires worker for unauthorized access, 1308
– Notification

See DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION

– Okla. Univ. neurology patients, 1464
– Orange mass e-mailing includes customer addresses, 290
– Pa. Medicaid managed plans report loss of flash drive, 1458
– Photocopiers, fax machines, and printers

– – Affinity Health Plan, returned leased copier without wiping memory, 607
– – Markey (D-Mass) letter to FTC, 661; FTC response, 757

– Privacy 3.0 and proportionality, BNA Insights, 1230
– Providence Health Sys., future damages claim (Or. Ct. App.), 1427
– P.R., Triple-S Mgmt., 1657
– Risk mitigation planning, 760
– Russia, database operator compliance deadline, 23
– Social networking sites, RockYou class suit (N.D. Cal.), 59
– South Korea, data security prosecutions, 425
– South Shore Hosp., files sent for disposal lost, 1087; hospital opts for substitute notice, 1304
– Spain

– – Patient data exposed over P2P file sharing program (Spain A.N.), 396
– – Personal data on website, AEPD, 263

– Starbucks workers' breach claim (9th Cir.), 1729
– Student loan guarantee company breach, 497; data recovered, 552; Conn. AG seeks more details, 601
– Third party data recovery services, Ponemon Inst. survey, 102
– United Kingdom

See UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

– UnitedHealthcare acquisition of Health Net assets, Conn. probe sought, 174
– Verizon 2010 investigations report, 1167
– VA medical disclosure, emotional distress as “actual harm” (U.S., rev den), 386; 396
– Va. Prescription Monitoring Program database, 255
– WellPoint, Ind. AG suit (Ind. Super. Ct.), 1538
– Wentworth-Douglass Hosp. alleges pathologist contractor deleted files (D.N.H.), 1170
– World Cup fans' personal data, 1286
– Zurich Ins., U.K. fines, 1253

DATA MINING

– DHS report to Congress, 55
– Health care products, online marketing practices (FTC), 1647
– Medicaid, Fla. request, 1023; approved, 1099
– National security efforts, Constitution Project report, 1725
– Prescription data

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

DATA RETENTION

– Baseball player steroid use, computer search guidance (9th Cir.), 1301
– Behavioral targeting, free content outweighs privacy issues, survey, 462
– Boucher (D-Va) data collection bill, discussion draft, 657; comment period opens, 658; Special Report, 804; comment period closes, 844; comments released, 873; panel discussion, 941; BNA Insights, 961; House panels may merge competing bills, 1118
– Broker fined, 799
– Canada, retailer membership data, 144
– Cloud computing

– – ABA conference, 1215
– – Microsoft lawyer's speech on EU rules, 172

– Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n public meeting, 1424
– Corporate counsel preparedness, survey report, 1745
– Cyber-Privacy Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5108

– Denmark, think tank urges repeal, 1132
– Digital signage equipped with cameras

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

– E-health

– – ONC tiger team meeting, 940
– – Privacy standards needed, 861

– Enforcement, BNA Insights, 1471
– EU Directive

– – Art. 29 Working Party opinion, 1062
– – Sweden implementation date, 263; bill introduced, 1598

– Federal agency cybersecurity efforts, GAO report, 547
– France

– – Bank card blacklist, 395
– – Right-to-forget charters, internet and online marketers sign, 1459

– Germany

– – Drugstore chain retained worker health data, 141
– – ISPs (OLG), 1058
– – Telecommunications law (BVerfG), 351

– Government e-mail

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1387

– Health care organizations, webinar, 1329
– Human research subjects

– – HHS guidance, subject withdraws from study, 1389
– – Swedish researcher destroyed data (ECHR), 1539

– Improper disposal

– – Credit card and check processing company, 710
– – Ind., AG authority to secure abandoned personal data, 1132
– – Mortgage loans, FTC penalty (D. Nev.), 134
– – Payday lender, customer data in dumpsters (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 1457
– – Rite Aid, HIPAA and FTC Act allegations (FTC), 1117
– – South Shore Hosp., files sent for disposal lost, 1087; hospital opts for substitute notice, 1304
– – U.K. ICO enforcement actions

– – – Bellgrange Mortgages and Ins. Services, 97
– – – Lancashire County Council, 143
– – – Stoke-on-Trent NHS, 908

– – Urgent care center (N.C. Super. Ct.), 794

– Minn., newborn blood screening (Minn. Ct. App.), 1251
– Motor vehicle license plates, Dutch police data matching program, 181
– N.Y. electronic waste recycling program mandate, 900
– Photocopiers, fax machines, and printers

– – Banks, FDIC data disposal guidance, 1336
– – Markey (D-Mass) letter to FTC, 661; FTC response, 757

– Privacy 3.0 and proportionality, BNA Insights, 1230
– Search engines, IP data

– – Art. 29 Working Party letters, 795
– – Bing, CNIL response, 142
– – Google, 142
– – Privacy policies as marketing tool, 173

– Social networking websites, warnings at ABA conference, 1195
– S.D. ISPs, 296
– SOX whistleblower hotlines, CNIL guidance, 1659; guidance update published, 1699
– Spain, online free speech limits, 439
– State legislation outlook, Special Report, 68
– Sweden

– – EU Directive implementation, 1598
– – File sharing website administrator's identity (Svea HovR), 837

– U.K. arrestee DNA database, 558

DATA SECURITY

– Accountability

– – BNA Insights, 1351
– – Hunton Centre Paris Project report, 1508

– Argentina, enforcement sanctions, BNA Insights, 1373
– Attorneys

– – Cyberoffice confidentiality, Pa. Bar Ass'n, 1437
– – Ethics rules, 644
– – Ind. lawyer reprimanded (Ind.), 1435
– – Online file storage and retrieval, Ariz. State Bar ethics opinion, 62
– – Social networking websites, N.Y. ethics rules, 1436
– – Taping conversations, Va. State Bar, 1437

– Australia, public and private sector harmonization, 1021
– Bank user authentication

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

– Behavioral targeting

See ADVERTISING

– Breaches

See DATA BREACHES

– Business case for investing in proactive protections, 359
– Canada

See CANADA

– China, certification deadline, 638
– Cloud computing concerns, precautions urged, 431
– Colo. state data risks, 1736
– Consumer Sentinel Network annual report of complaints, 313
– Controlled unclassified data management, Executive Order, 1592
– Country laws create barriers, 1363
– Credit cards, PCI DSS

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

– Cross-border privacy enforcement pact, U.S., New Zealand, and Australia, 1054; Hong Kong and Canada join, 1254
– Data retention

See DATA RETENTION

– Data sharing, OMB memo, 1531
– Denmark, bill to allow tax authorities to copy business electronic data, 1506; bill withdrawn, 1598
– DPA coalition for internet privacy principles, 592; Google reaction, 711
– E-health

See E-HEALTH

– East African framework for cyberlaws, meeting, 951
– Enforcement

– – Cooperation, Conference Report, 1511
– – GPEN launches website, 1333

– ERISA annual report e-filing, 1224
– EU data protection

See EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

– FCC safeguards, GAO report, 363
– FDIC

– – GAO report, 1726
– – Symposium, 829

– Federal privacy legislation

– – BEST PRACTICES Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5777

– – Data Accountability and Trust Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2221

– – Data Security Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3579

– – Data Security and Breach Notification Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3742

– – 112th Congress agenda

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

– – Outlook

– – – Comcast official speech at Practising Law Inst., 172
– – – Location data and services, House panel hearing, 310; approaches considered, Special Report, 444
– – – Special Report, 153

– – Personal Data Privacy and Security Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1490

– File sharing

– – FTC warnings, 309
– – LimeWire inquiry, 1243

– France

– – Amendments, 320; French Senate approves, 468; Natl. Assembly delays action, 1095
– – CNIL, authorization requests, web filing, 363
– – Corporate compliance guidance, 1430

– FTC

– – Challenges, report due, 1361
– – Privacy framework, IAPP Summit, 612

– Global privacy law framework

– – Accountability, BNA Insights, 1351
– – Granada Charter on privacy rights in the digital world, 602
– – Spain supports Madrid Resolution, 559

– Government agencies

See GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

– Government contractors safeguards for unclassified information

– – Defense, 384; comments submitted, 703; BNA Insights, 1310
– – Federal Acquisition Regulation, GAO report, 1299

– Hong Kong

– – Amendments, government consultation report, 1461; business concerns, 1664
– – Enforcement, legislation needed, 1287
– – Smart card firm, data sharing halted, 1129; government consultation report, 1461; Octopus investigation report, 1462

– Identity theft

See IDENTITY THEFT

– India, cell phone customer data (H.C.), 140
– Internet Policy Task Force, 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
– IPv6 protocol, NIST draft data security guidance, 362
– Israel

– – Enforcement and regulations, 166
– – Penalties, 952
– – Recent developments, BNA Insights, 1344

– Italy, DPA annual report, 984
– Lisbon Treaty impacts, BNA Insights, 576
– Malaysian framework bill, House passes, 521; Senate passes, 698; Royal assent, 1200
– Mass. rules

– – BNA Interview, 327
– – Compliance, BNA Insights, 330
– – Practice Aid, 40

– Mexico

– – Data protection bill, 5; Chamber of Delegates passes, 545; Senate vote expected, 606; Senate approves, 627; BNA Insights, 883; effective date, 1016
– – IT risk evaluations absent from most firms, 954

– National nuclear labs, GAO report, 1726
– Nev. law, Practice Aid, 40
– New Zealand, report on enforcement powers, 437
– OECD

– – Chile welcomed as member, 838
– – Conference Report, 1514
– – Estonia, Israel, and Slovenia invited to join, 714; welcomed as members, 838

– Photocopiers, fax machines, and printers

– – Affinity Health Plan, returned leased copier without wiping memory, 607
– – Markey (D-Mass) letter to FTC, 661; FTC response, 757
– – N.J. data disposal bill, 1458
– – N.Y. purchaser notice bill, 900; bill stalled, 1458
– – Pa. data disposal law, 1458

– Proportionality and Privacy 3.0, BNA Insights, 1230
– Risk management

– – Economic downturn, audioconference, 94
– – Federal information systems, NIST guidance, 362

– Russia

– – Database operator compliance deadline, 23
– – Draft amendments, 712

– Self-regulation, Conference Report, 1510
– Smart card standard, U.N. Credit Union, 761
– Smartphones

– – ENISA report, 1735
– – Government business use survey, 549

– South Africa framework bill, 986
– South Korea, prosecutions, 425
– State legislation outlook, Special Report, 68
– Sweden, blogs and social media guidelines, 1286
– Switzerland, sensitive data treatment for government work, 766
– Taiwan amendments, 823
– Taxation

See TAXATION

– Third party data recovery services, Ponemon Inst. survey, 102
– Twitter consent agreement (FTC), 934
– U.K., private business implementation survey, 1567
– Ukraine law, 1058; BNA Insights, 1205
– VA hospital, plan matter of agency discretion (D.P.R.), 317
– Wireless data networks, GAO report, 1726
– Younger Americans concerned, survey report, 607

DATA STORAGE DEVICES

– Attorney-client communications, USB flash drive viewed (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 290
– BlueCross BlueShield of Tenn. stolen hard drives, 93; individuals affected, 527
– H1N1 virus vaccinations, Ontario loses data, 27; mobile device encryption order, 145
– Health Net missing disk drive, attorney general suit (D. Conn.), 93; settlement, 1013; Conn. Ins. Dep't penalty, 1565
– Kaiser Permanente drive stolen, 94
– Kentucky

– – Hospitals report missing media, 667
– – State jurisdiction despite HIPAA notice (W.D. Ky.), 1280

– Pa. Medicaid managed plans report loss of flash drive, 1458
– Search and seizure, thumb drive left in work common area (N.D. Fla.), 601
– Student loan guarantee company breach, 497; data recovered, 552; Conn. AG seeks more details, 601

DATABASES

– Bank Security Act suspicious activity, e-reporting, 1507
– Bankruptcy, assets holding personal data, FTC Act (D.N.J.), 1048; data destruction agreement, 1219; destruction of customer list ordered, BNA Insights, 1546
– Biobank with de-identified DNA, Vanderbilt Univ. research database, 139
– Copyright, password shared for real estate contract database (D. Md.), 1258
– Cross-border electronic fund transmittals, FinCEN, 1364
– E-mail address database purchase for marketing, consent verification (OLG Dusseldorf), 25
– Event planning publicly available online database accessed by competitor (E.D. Va.), 1337
– Evidence, futile search testimony, no printout needed (9th Cir.), 1600
– Existing client files (2d Cir.), 768
– Federal employee health claims, OPM notice, 1387; letter expresses concerns, 1531; OPM delays launch, 1590; OPM to issue revisions, 1727
– France

– – CNIL enforcement warning, 1660
– – Personal comments on debtors, 321

– Gaelic Athletic Ass'n data breach, 1735
– Gambling statistics

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2267

– Goldman Sachs employee password misuse (S.D.N.Y.), 768
– Hacking, La. EMT data, 1567
– Health records, Americans' opinions, Survey Report, 191
– N.Y. child porn database, Facebook and MySpace to use, 906
– Russia, compliance deadline, 23
– State corporate databases, identity theft risk, Special Report, 1703
– Stroke registry (Tenn. AG), 670
– Univ. of Louisville kidney disease research website, 864
– Va. Prescription Monitoring Program database breach, 255
– Whois databases

– – Abuse study, request for proposals, 839
– – Accuracy report, ICANN seeks comments, 323
– – Data falsified, service by e-mail (W.D. Tenn.), 266
– – Responsibilities, ICANN clarifies, 800
– – Service requirement review, 597

– Worker eligibility, federal databases to verify

See ALIENS AND CITIZENSHIP

– Worker's AIDS status, Walgreens prescription database (Tenn. Ct. App.), 1667

DEBIT CARDS

– API Trade fraud scheme, injunction (N.D. Ill.), 987
– Fraud losses, survey report, 955

DEFAMATION

– Accuracy guarantee (Tex. App. Ct.), 707
– Bloggers, failure to identify creates discovery need (D. Colo.), 955
– E-mail

– – Forwarded, CDA immunity

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

– – Insulting e-mail just opinion (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 607
– – Republication equated to website hosting (D.N.J.), 666

– Expedited ex parte discovery (D. Utah), 1398
– Facebook, photo of bishop with insulting caption (TGI Paris), 604
– Foreign judgments, SPEECH Act libel tourism law, 1191
– GoDaddy.com not subject to injunction (D. Ariz.), 1543
– Google

– – User-generated entries on landing page (N.D. Cal.), 1248
– – Videotaped taunts of Down syndrome boy, closing arguments, 24; trial delayed, 181; Google executives guilty of privacy abuses, 307; opinion and sentencing, 555; BNA Insights, 846

– HIPAA, disclosure for treatment purposes (Tenn. Ct. App.), 440
– Newspaper website comments (Ill. App. Ct.), 833
– Nurse named during NLRB hearing, state privacy rights (Pa. Super. Ct.), 60
– Quiznos, site owner solicited video content (D. Conn.), 358
– Ripoff Report website subscribers required to remove posts (N.D. Ill.), 100
– S.D. ISP data retention, 296
– Subpoena seeks tipster's identity from ISP (N.J. Super. Ct.), 528
– Television station protected, third party comments on news story (S.D. Miss.), 1308

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT (DOD)

– Acquisition rules, contractor safeguards for unclassified information, 384; comments submitted, 703; BNA Insights, 1310
– Appropriations

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3326

– Background checks, DOD improves timeliness, 1667
– Cybersecurity, DHS memorandum of understanding, 1426
– National Defense Authorization Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5136

DELAWARE

– Hedge fund defunct, right to investor names (Del.), 1249
– Medical data use for research, disclosure law, 1090

DENMARK

– Data retention, think tank urges repeal, 1132
– Taxation, bill to allow authorities to copy business electronic data, 1506; bill withdrawn, 1598

DEPARTMENT OF

See specific department e.g., TREASURY DEPARTMENT

DHS

See HOMELAND SECURITY

DIGITAL SIGNATURES

See ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

DISCOVERY

See EVIDENCE

DISCRIMINATION

– Bremen High Sch. Dist., document preservation (N.D. Ill.), 987
– Credit checks used in hiring

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3149

– Employer credit and background checks, EEOC class action (D. Md.), 637
– Genetic information

See GENETIC INFORMATION; GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT (GINA)

– Metadata production delay (N.D. Ill.), 1061
– Post-judgment juror interviews for instructional purposes, 292
– Retaliation

– – HR executive allowed to use improperly purloined document (N.J.), 1732
– – Trade secrets accusation (D. Colo.), 1736

– Security clearances

– – Muslim physicist clearance revoked, separation of powers (3d Cir.), 146
– – Religious bias, clearance revoked (D.D.C.), 388

– Sexual harassment

– – Employer monitoring of social media, Special Report, 1065
– – Mental trauma claims, discovery of social network profiles (S.D. Ind.), 862

– Smokers, Mo. hospital to test new hires, 1650

`DISPOSAL OF DATA

See DATA RETENTION

DIVORCE

– E-mail

– – Lawyer viewed from client's husband's account (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 241
– – Manager's covert reading not authorized (E.D. Va.), 20
– – Unauthorized access, SCA backup protection (S.C. Ct. App.), 1169

– Husband videotaped nude wife in bath (Minn. Ct. App.), 559
– Tenn., taping of conversation of child (Tenn. Ct. App.), 1696

DNA

See GENETIC INFORMATION

DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRIES

– Access fee, 1244
– Australia, 669
– Auto warranties, Voice Touch settlement proposed (N.D. Ill.), 465; approved, 1248
– Credit card rate reduction service robocaller

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

– – – Robocall scam, TRO issued (N.D. Ill.), 1592
– – – Wash. (E.D. Wash.), 800

– Dish Network prerecorded marketing messages (S.D. Ohio), 91
– France, clothing sale firm fined for junk faxes, 1459
– FTC

– – Data report, 1701
– – Reports to Congress, 54

– Health care reforms, N.C. Blues prerecorded messages, settlement, 176
– Hong Kong, personal data ordinance, 1664
– Italy, rules, 1058
– N.Y. law, robocalls, 1224
– New Zealand data protection framework law review, 985
– Sirius XM Radio, Mo. AG obtains ban, 1435
– U.K., home security firms, 467

DOD

See DEFENSE DEPARTMENT (DOD)

DOJ

See JUSTICE DEPARTMENT (DOJ)

DRIVER'S LICENSES

– Canada, hotel night club data collection, 1202
– Commercial driver's licenses, drug and alcohol testing results, 324
– Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA)

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

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

– – Mo. databroker agrees to destroy SSNs (W.D. Mo.), 944
– – UNITE, legal group seeks access to searched vehicle records (U.S., rev den), 1402; 1403
– – Voter registration forms (U.S., rev den), 767

– Real ID Act

– – Compliance deadline extension, 10
– – 9/11 Commission recommendations, DHS progress report, 1098

DRUG TESTING

– Football, NFL players file suit under state drug laws (U.S., rev den), 1564; 1566
– Medical marijuana, workplace policies, Special Report, 727
– Smokers, Mo. hospital to test new hires, 1650
– Transportation workers, DOT

– – Safety-sensitive workers, 240
– – Screener tested positive for marijuana (E.D.N.Y.), 667
– – State agencies, data sharing, 324

DRUGS

– Attorneys, addiction rehabilitation programs (La.), 1173
– Prescription

See PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

– Searches, student's car in school parking lot (N.J.), 291
– Substance abuse data, e-health FAQ, 906
– Testing

See DRUG TESTING

DUE PROCESS

– Colo. e-commerce customer disclosure, Direct Marketing Assn. suit (D. Colo.), 1011
– Divorce, lawyer viewed e-mail from client's husband's account (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 241
– E-mail, criminal defendant access (U.S., rev den), 1403
– Inmate post-sentence commitment evaluation (9th Cir.), 1174
– Personnel files used in deposition (U.S., rev den), 1541
– Train operator surveillance policy (C.D. Cal.), 1012