Privacy & Security Law Report: Index-Summary

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

– Small business exemptions, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

– – Legislative history

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4173

– – SEC seeks comments, 1463

– Whistleblower hotlines, CNIL guidance, 1659; guidance update published, 1699

SAUDI ARABIA

– BlackBerry ban, 1172; agreement reached, 1201

SCA

See STORED COMMUNICATIONS ACT (SCA)

SCHOOLS

– Acadomia database, excessive comments, CNIL enforcement, 836
– Data breaches

– – Alaska Teachers Retirement Sys., 174; reaction to settlement, 392
– – Conn. State Teachers' Retirement Bd., 1059
– – Haw. Univ. system, class suit, privacy rights group report (D. Haw.), 1655
– – Student loan guarantee company, 497; data recovered, 552; Conn. AG seeks more details, 601

– Defamation, subpoena seeks tipster's identity from ISP (N.J. Super. Ct.), 528
– Drug search, student's car in school parking lot (N.J.), 291
– FERPA guidance, employment-related data on graduates, 1369
– File sharing, music downloading by students

See FILE SHARING, subheading: Music

– Ill., credit marketing law, 21
– On-campus disruptive speech

– – Facebook, suspension fails free speech test (S.D. Fla.), 324
– – MySpace, online speech and school disruption nexus (3d Cir.), 290

– Public records, teacher e-mail (Wis.), 1100
– R.I., RFID student tracking ban, Special Report, 71
– Search and seizure

– – Partial strip searches of student (U.S., rev den), 1433
– – Teacher's personal computer, warrantless police examination (U.S., rev den), 1433

– Surveillance, school district use of laptop webcams (E.D. Pa.), 314; settlement, 1426
– U.K. ICO enforcement actions, Warwickshire Country Council, 506
– Vanderbilt Univ. research database with de-identified DNA, 139
– Wiretapping, whether principal eavesdropped on private call (U.S., rev den), 1700

SEARCH AND SEIZURE

– Alaska Medicaid Fraud Unit seizure of women's clinic files (Alaska Super. Ct.), 981
– Bail DNA sample requirement (9th Cir.), 1371
– Bank records (Ill. App. Ct.), 1667
– Cellular telephones

– – Abandonment doctrine (Ohio Ct. App.), 1464
– – Cal. police privacy law, 1258
– – Conn., stored call history (Conn.), 708
– – Historical cell track data, warrant needed (S.D. Tex.), 1568
– – Location tracking, BNA Insights, 1407
– – Ohio, call log accessed (U.S., rev den), 1403
– – “Ping” to reveal location (Ga.), 260

– Child pornography

– – Hard drive installed in friend's laptop (3d Cir.), 665
– – In-person law enforcement access (Me.), 389
– – ISP subscriber data (11th Cir.), 471
– – 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
– – Spoofing of website possible (9th Cir.), 768
– – 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

– Computers

– – Plain view

– – – Broad applications (4th Cir, 7th Cir.), 268
– – – Restrictions now merely guidance (9th Cir.), 1301

– – Subpoena treated as search warrant (Colo.), 1023
– – Warrantless police examination of teacher's personal computer (U.S., rev den), 1433

– Drug and alcohol testing, transportation workers, DOT rule, 240
– Drugs, student's car in school parking lot (N.J.), 291
– E-mail

– – ISP subpoenas, state official immune (11th Cir.), 1088
– – Reasonable expectation of privacy (6th Cir.), 1731
– – Remote storage, Special Report, 618

– ECPA

– – Authority to issue warrants (E.D. Tenn.), 800
– – Reforms

– – – Due Process Coalition proposal, 492
– – – House hearing, 660

– Garbage, warrantless search (Alaska), 61
– GPS, car in suspect's driveway (9th Cir.), 183
– ISPs, flawed law enforcement data demands, class actions (Ga. Super. Ct.), 1534
– Medical records (N.H.), 715
– Military officer authorized and conducted search (U.S., rev den), 1541
– Palin e-mail account hacked, CFAA search warrant (E.D. Tenn.), 600; authority to issue ECPA warrant , 800
– Partial strip searches of student (U.S., rev den), 1433
– Police sergeant's text messages, 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
– Prison guards, employee vehicle search policy (8th Cir.), 1052
– Terrorism suspect, continued possession of seized computer (U.S, rev den), 1541
– Traffic stops, record checks (Ind.), 99
– Warrantless searches of mobiles devices

– – ACTA talks, 262
– – DHS policy, ACLU suit (E.D.N.Y.), 1279

SEARCH ENGINE PROVIDERS

See INTERNET

SECURITIES

– Account ownership and control report, CFTC proposed rule, 1061
– Asset management businesses, compliance, BNA Insights, 330
– Cellular telephones, U.K. FSA requires recording of business calls, 1597
– Confidentiality request handling, IG report, 1371
– Data breaches

– – D.A. Davidson settles FINRA charges, 550
– – Lincoln Natl. security vulnerability, 138

– Data retention fine, 799
– Data security, Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n

– – Public meeting, 1424
– – Rules proposed, 1456

– E-communication fines, FINRA, 1022
– E-mail retention (SEC), 1024
– Fraud, confidential witness deposition (2d Cir.), 643
– Freedom of information, SEC annual report, 242
– Galleon Group hedge fund insider trading leak, 791
– Goldman Sachs employee password misuse (S.D.N.Y.), 768
– Hedge fund defunct, right to investor names (Del.), 1249
– Large traders plan comments, 938
– Madoff victims, scam warning, 396
– Pinnacle Capital Markets, anti-money laundering programs, 229
– Privacy notices, model forms final rule, Analysis and Perspective, 33
– SEC workers, names of porn viewers (D. Colo.), 1736
– Social media best practices, BNA Insights, 875
– “Squawk boxes,” oral arguments held (E.D.N.Y.), 559; motion to dismiss denied, 1175
– U.K. ICO enforcement actions

– – Tunbridge Wells Equitable Friendly Society, 1285
– – Yorkshire Building Society, 1285

– Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

See WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

SECURITY CLEARANCES

See BACKGROUND CHECKS

SENTENCING

– CFAA extortion provisions (S.D. Ind.), 91
– File sharing, Pirate Bay website, Swedish prison terms reduced, 1666
– Heartland and Hannaford data breaches, hacker pleads guilty (D. Mass.), 16
– HIPAA criminal violations, celebrity patient records at UCLA hospital (C.D. Cal.), 638
– Identity theft, ex-child support services worker sold data (M.D. Tenn.), 92
– “Squawk boxes,” oral arguments held (E.D.N.Y.), 559; motion to dismiss denied, 1175

SEX OFFENSES

– Ga., sex offender internet identifiers (N.D. Ga.), 506

SLOVENIA

– OECD invitation to join, 714; welcomed as member, 838

SMALL BUSINESSES

– HIPAA rules for business associates, 1007; subcontractor burden, 1086; comments received, 1364; compliance recommendations, 1366; final rule expected before Spring, 1383
– Identity theft, red flag rules for low-risk creditors

See IDENTITY THEFT, subheading: Red flag rules

– SOX exemptions, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

– – Legislative history

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4173

– – SEC seeks comments, 1463

SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES

– ABA conferences

– – Communications section hot topic, 319
– – Labor and employment law section, 1195

– Attorneys, N.Y. ethics rules, 1436
– Banks, Israel directives, 1201
– Best practices, BNA Insights, 875
– Business concerns, IAPP Summit, 617
– Cal., bill limits displays of personal data from minors, 562; Senate approves, 602
– Classmates.com

– – Membership marketing fraud class action (W.D. Wash.), 433
– – Privacy policy change misled users (W.D. Wash.), 432

– COPPA amendments, Senate Commerce Comm. hearing, 631
– Cybercrime targets, FBI testimony, 1122
– Data breaches, RockYou class suit (N.D. Cal.), 59
– Data collection and sharing

– – House leaders query top websites, 1166; Facebook response, 1530
– – Rockefeller (D-WVa) letters to Facebook and MySpace, 1500

– Discovery of postings, loss of enjoyment of life claims (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 1507
– E-discovery, development and trends study, 1166
– Employers

– – Disclaimers, Special Report, 1601
– – Germany

– – – Background check use, limits, 1253
– – – Worker privacy legislation, BNA Insights, 1348

– – Implications, 673
– – Monitoring, Special Report, 1065

– Evidence

– – Private messages not discoverable via subpoena (C.D. Cal.), 899
– – Privilege not recognized, postings discoverable (Pa. Ct. C.P.), 1535
– – Sexual harassment, mental trauma claims, discovery of profiles (S.D. Ind.), 862

– Executive contracts, seminar, 907
– 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
– – Canada, privacy policy

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

– – Civil Rights Act, government pages but not state actor (N.D. Cal.), 1567
– – Classmates.com privacy policy change misled users (W.D. Wash.), 432
– – Data sharing, Art. 29 Working Party letter, 710
– – France, photo of bishop with insulting caption (TGI Paris), 604
– – Germany

– – – Data collection (Landgericht LG Berlin), 1662
– – – Nonmember data stored, 1019
– – – Office opens, 323

– – House Judiciary Chair questions data sharing, 828
– – Instant Personalization

– – – Canada review, 640
– – – Launch, 630

– – Negative postings

– – – Canada, firings upheld (B.C.L.R.B.), 1539
– – – France, firings upheld, industrial arbitration council, 1661
– – – Unfair labor practice (NLRB), 1564; Special Report, 1601

– – Novartis, Tasigna website, 1192
– – Places feature, EU Data Directive, 1255
– – Privacy policy

– – – Advocacy coalition open letter and response, 947
– – – Changes announced, 791
– – – Notice and choice approach, Special Report, 31
– – – Schumer's (D-NY) staff meeting, 630

– – Remote access service, terms of service violation not hacking (N.D. Cal.), 1132
– – S. Korea, regulator demands privacy improvements, 1699
– – Spain, minimum age requirement, 287; Facebook considers new requirements, 435
– – Student suspension fails free speech test (S.D. Fla.), 324

– Federal workers, political activity FAQs, 1217
– France, right-to-forget charters, 1459
– “Friending” between lawyers and judges (Fla. Judicial Ethics Comm.), 242
– FTC

– – Endorsement rules, employer liability for employee online conduct, 14
– – Roundtables

– – – Berkeley agenda, 134; Conference Report, 186
– – – Comm'r Harbour address, 429

– Google Buzz

– – Canada questions, 293
– – Class claims

– – – Cal. unfair competition (N.D. Cal.), 293; public disclosure tort, 526; consolidated complaint settlement, 1276; notice to Gmail users, 1533
– – – Rhode Island (D.R.I.), 434

– – Complaint (FTC), 294
– – House lawmakers seek FTC probe, 494

– Government use, OMB memos

– – Open government initiative, 523
– – Use guidelines, 977

– Guidelines, Schumer (D-NY) letter to FTC, 629; Schumer's staff meeting with Facebook officials, 630
– Health care

– – AMA policy on doctor use, 1562
– – Physicians-only network, 1387

– HIPAA violations

– – Oakwood Hosp., technician fired after Facebook post, 1199
– – San Diego area hospital workers fired, 860

– Jury instructions, 1300
– Marketing, uses and risks, webinar, 12
– MySpace

– – Gangster profile of accused inadmissible (11th Cir.), 838
– – Identity may be authenticated through context (Md. Ct. Spec. App.), 868
– – Juror messages prompt mistrial (W. Va.), 908
– – Online speech and school disruption nexus (3d Cir.), 290

– N.Y. child porn database, Facebook and MySpace to use, 906
– Privacy-by-design, EDPS opinion, 466
– Risk management in economic downturn, audioconference, 94
– State legislation, outlook, Special Report, 149
– Sweden

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

– Tagged.com, spam

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

– Teen web privacy risks, Senate Commerce panel hearing, 1085
– Twitter consent agreement (FTC), 934
– United Kingdom

– – Nonbroadcast advertising rules extended, 1273
– – Think tank report on regulation, 466

– Workplace policies, BNA Insights, 647

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS

– Access limits

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3789

– Biometric worker identity cards, Senate draft bill, 628; Cato Inst. and ACLU opinions, 628
– Court records

– – Bankruptcy e-filings included SSN (Bankr. S.D. Ind.), 945
– – Loan, SSN included in filing (U.S., rev den), 1403

– Data breaches, Countrywide class suit settlement (W.D. Ky.), 59
– Driver's licenses, Mo. databroker agrees to destroy SSNs (W.D. Mo.), 944
– Federal employee health claims database, OPM notice, 1387; letter expresses concerns, 1531; OPM delays launch, 1590; OPM to issue revisions, 1727
– Foreign trade rules, SSN no longer used in export reporting, 324
– Gambling wins, false SSN reported, fear of identity theft defense (6th Cir.), 17
– Intent to defraud government (1st Cir.), 987
– N.Y. public sector worker law, 66
– Prison personnel data disclosed, entire course of conduct examined (6th Cir.), 1457
– Refusal to provide employer (D. Ariz.), 1060
– Taxation

– – IRS to reduce collection and use, 427; TIGTA progress report, 1299
– – Truncation on certain forms, 67; ABA calls for truncation on all paper statements, 1123

– Teleworkers fail to protect personal data, SSA IG report, 897
– Tenn. child support services, ex-contract worker sold data (M.D. Tenn.), 92
– UPMC Shadyside Hosp. worker (W.D. Pa.), 1336
– Va. post ban unconstitutional (5th Cir.), 1125
– Worker eligibility, employer verification of

See ALIENS AND CITIZENSHIP

SOUTH AFRICA

– Cybersecurity policy, comments sought on draft, 530
– Data protection framework bill, 986
– Phishing, bank customers, 266
– State secrets bill, 986

SOUTH DAKOTA

– ISP data retention, 296

SOUTH KOREA

– Data security prosecutions, 425
– Facebook, regulator demands privacy improvements, 1699
– Smartphone data collection, mobile application firms indicted, 1368

SPAIN

– AEPD

– – Annual report, 835
– – Enforcement, 1663
– – Judiciary cooperation pact, 670
– – Personal data on website, 263

– Border control and passenger ID pilot program, 713
– Data protection, parts of law voided (T.S.), 1126
– E-government criteria, 182
– Facebook, minimum age requirement, 287; Facebook considers new requirements, 435
– File sharing

– – Intellectual property law, P2P networks legal (Barcelona Commercial Ct.), 469
– – Patient data exposed (Spain A.N.), 396

– Freedom of speech limits online, 439
– Global privacy law framework, Spain supports Madrid Resolution, 559
– Google, wireless collection of user internet content data, 1455
– Hospitals, DPA compliance probe, 529; violations, 1431
– Intelligence data sharing law, 1131
– Mariposa botnet, Guardia Civil dismantles, 362
– Money laundering, EU Harmony sought, 671
– Privacy compliance web tool, 182
– RFID guidance, 1130
– Telecommunications interception standard, 287
– Telefonica de Espana alleged sharing of data with debt collectors, 178

SPAM

– Ameritrade breach settlement (N.D. Cal.), 1592
– Asis drops last open lawsuit (N.D. Cal.), 1336
– California

– – Damage cap per incident (E.D.N.Y.), 1398
– – Heightened pleadings standards for fraud cases (9th Cir.), 1099

– CAN-SPAM Act

See CAN-SPAM ACT

– Canada

– – Legislation introduced, 794; law approved, 1734
– – Privacy outlook, BNA Insights, 243

– Comcast

– – Accounts, e360Insight settlement (N.D. Ill.), 176
– – Blocked customer's outgoing e-mail (D.N.J.), 705

– EU, ENISA annual survey, 146
– Filter service, damage award reduced (N.D. Ill.), 980
– Misrepresentation, multiple domain names (Cal.), 943
– Mortgage lead generating campaign, conspiracy without use of web service (8th Cir.), 391
– Rogue ISP given final chance to answer allegations (N.D. Cal.), 282; permanent injunction, reduced disgorgement award, 762
– Tagged.com

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

– Termination of internet services under commercial contract (3d Cir.), 242
– Text messages, BNA Insights, 1033
– Va. bill, commercial messages, Special Report, 295

SPOLIATION

– E-discovery (D. Md.), BNA Insights, 1412

SPOOFING

– Child pornography (9th Cir.), 768
– N.Y. Senate approves measure, 435
– Telemarketing Sales Rule, 1690
– Truth in Caller ID Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1258, S 30

SPORTS AND RECREATION

– Baseball player steroid use, computer search guidance (9th Cir.), 1301
– Data breaches

– – Gaelic Athletic Ass'n database, 1735
– – World Cup fans' personal data, 1286

– Football, NFL players file suit under state drug laws (U.S., rev den), 1564; 1566

SPYWARE

– Canada, anti-spam bill introduced, 794; law approved, 1734
– Duty to defend, cookies damaged users' computers (8th Cir.), 1171
– EU, personal data use online, Art. 29 Working Party opinion, 1064
– Keylogger installation and e-mail monitoring (N.Y. Crim. Ct.), 666
– RemoteSpy software illegal uses (M.D. Fla.), 830
– Rogue ISP given final chance to answer allegations (N.D. Cal.), 282; permanent injunction, reduced disgorgement award, 762
– State legislation, outlook, Special Report, 149
– Stuxnet malware, Senate hearing, 1590

STANDING

– Data breaches

– – Aetna, risk of identity theft (E.D. Pa.), 387
– – Starbucks workers' breach claim (9th Cir.), 1729

– FOIA, Va. AG immune (4th Cir.), 1173
– Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, U.S. continued possession of seized computer (U.S., rev den), 1541
– Hacking, e-mail account data stolen (S.D. Tex.), 259
– HITECH ACT challenge (S.D.N.Y.), 769
– Identity theft, future risk (9th Cir.), 831
– Red light cameras, unlicensed operations (5th Cir.), 499
– Spam

– – CAN-SPAM Act

– – – Digital media company (D.D.C.), 607
– – – E-mail service (W.D. Wash.), 527
– – – ISP (N.D. Cal.), 554

– – Costs of receiving not harm (N.D. Cal.), 290
– – “Professional” plaintiffs

– – – Cal., ambiguity challenge (N.D. Cal.), 241
– – – Wash. (W.D. Wash.), 397

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

See also specific states
– Cloud computing risks, BNA Insights, 269
– Commercial driver's licenses, drug and alcohol testing results, 324
– Computer use limited to legitimate business reasons (Tenn. Ct. App.), 471
– Corporate databases, identity theft risk, Special Report, 1703
– Data breach notification preemption

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2221

– Data protection enforcement, BNA Insights, 1471
– Driver's licenses, bulk sales (5th Cir.), 1097
– E-commerce customer disclosure laws

– – Colo., Direct Marketing Assn. suit (D. Colo.), 1011
– – N.C. tax data demand, Amazon (W.D. Wash.), 600; ACLU motion to intervene, 945; personal data request denied, 1504

– E-health

– – Data breach inquiries, 1245
– – HHS reports, 89
– – ONC, state health data exchanges

– – – Governance workgroup, 1389; HIT Policy Comm. to continue work on topic, 1648; Smart Card Alliance comments on authentication, 1693
– – – Tiger team focus shifts, 1050; tiger team drafts transparent exchange recommendations, 1425

– E-mail, state official immune over subpoena to ISPs (11th Cir.), 1088
– Employment verification

See ALIENS AND CITIZENSHIP

– Google Street View WiFi data collection probe, 946; state coalition probe continues, 1089; Blumenthal says state denied access to data, 1733
– HIPAA state AG enforcement, Health Net (D. Conn.), 93; BNA Insights, 189; settlement, 1013; Conn. Ins. Dep't penalty, 1565
– HITECH Act

See AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA)

– Juror use of internet and electronic devices, 1300
– Legislation, outlook, Special Report, 68; 148; 295; 367; 533; 561
– Long term care worker background check program, 868
– Mental health records, state regulator access (7th Cir.), 642
– Newborn blood sample programs, HHS seeks comments, 662
– Public records

See PUBLIC RECORDS

– Real ID Act compliance deadline extension, 10
– Red light cameras, unlicensed operations (5th Cir.), 499
– Surveillance of employees

– – Cal. police cell phone privacy law, 1258
– – Fire and police worker calls recorded (1st Cir.), 390
– – GPS secretly installed in fire inspectors' vehicles (Conn.), 90
– – Police sergeant's text messages, 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

STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS

– DNA profile in “John Doe” warrant (Cal.), 241

STORED COMMUNICATIONS ACT (SCA)

– “Authorized” computer access

– – Data deletions (N.D.N.Y.), 234
– – Private server (N.D. Ill.), 944
– – Reading printouts (E.D. Pa.), 764

– Cell phone not tracking device (3d Cir.), 1277
– E-mail

– – Abuse, response costs (E.D. Va.), 358
– – Backup protection, unauthorized access (S.C. Ct. App.), 1169
– – Employee's conviction upheld (7th Cir.), 1302
– – ISP subpoenas, state official immune (11th Cir.), 1088
– – Remote storage, Special Report, 618
– – Third party provider, subpoena quashed (N.D. Cal.), 1536

– Goldman Sachs employee password misuse (S.D.N.Y.), 768
– Hard drive erasure (E.D. Tenn.), 498
– Historical cell track data, warrant needed (S.D. Tex.), 1568
– ISPs, flawed law enforcement data demands, class actions (Ga. Super. Ct.), 1534
– Reasonable expectation of privacy (6th Cir.), 1731
– Social networks, private messages not discoverable (C.D. Cal.), 899
– Surveillance, school district use of laptop webcams (E.D. Pa.), 314; settlement, 1426
– Synched e-mail on company server (N.D. Cal.), 765

STUDENTS

See SCHOOLS

SUBPOENAS

See generally EVIDENCE

SUPREME COURT, U.S.

– Aggravated identity theft law, white paper, 185
– Alcohol consumption by minor (rev den), 1403
– Background checks

– – MSPB

– – – DOD, removal from noncritical position, call for amicus briefs, 183
– – – Navy scientist's suspension (rev den), 531

– – NASA nonsensitive contractors (rev grant), 381; (oral arg), 1401

– Child pornography, AOL report to law enforcement (rev den), 1463
– Consumers' Checkbook, Medicare records request (rev den), 598; questions presented, 606
– Court records, SSN included in filing (rev den), 1403
– Driver's Privacy Protection Act, UNITE, legal group seeks access to searched vehicle records (rev den), 1402; 1403
– E-mail, criminal defendant access (rev den), 1403
– E-Verify, Ariz. use mandate (rev grant), 980; Am. Constitutional Soc. briefing, 1652; (oral arg. held), 1695
– FCRA, consumer disputes report information, investigation (rev den), 1403
– FOIA

– – Corporations, personal privacy interest (rev grant), 1369
– – Guantanamo Bay detainees, attorney request (rev den), 1403
– – Internal practices exemption (rev grant), 979

– HIPAA, ex parte interviews of treating doctors (rev sought), 1502
– Junk faxes, N.Y. consumer TCPA class action (rev and rem), 598
– Labor Management Relations Act, NFL players file suit under state drug laws (rev den), 1564; 1566
– Nomination, 715
– Petition signatures as political speech (rev grant), 137; (oral arg), 636; (aff), 942
– Police sergeant's text messages, reasonable expectation of privacy (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
– Privacy Act, whether case properly dismissed (rev den), 1433
– Search and seizure

– – Cell phone call logs (rev den), 1403
– – Military officer authorized and conducted search (rev den), 1541
– – Partial strip searches of student (rev den), 1433
– – Teacher's personal computer, warrantless police examination (rev den), 1433
– – Terrorism suspect, continued possession of seized computer (rev den), 1541

– Trespass, Google Street View (rev den), 1403
– VA medical disclosure, emotional distress as “actual harm” (rev den), 386; 396
– Voter registration attached to motor vehicle license application (rev den), 767
– Wiretapping, whether principal eavesdropped on private call (rev den), 1700
– Witnesses, personnel files used in deposition (rev den), 1541

SURVEILLANCE

– Attorneys, taping conversations, Va. ethic opinion, 1437
– Cell phones, warrantless recording (Mont.), 1537
– Child pornography, AOL report to law enforcement (4th Cir.), 953; (U.S., rev den), 1463
– ECPA reforms

– – Due Process Coalition proposal, 492
– – House hearing, 660

– Employee monitoring

– – Cal. police cell phone privacy law, 1258
– – Electronics use and policies, BNA webinar, 1049
– – Fire and police worker calls recorded (1st Cir.), 390
– – France

– – – Access to employee work station during absence, 1094
– – – Trucking company, 797

– – Germany, worker privacy legislation, BNA Insights, 1348
– – GPS secretly installed in fire inspectors' vehicles (Conn.), 90
– – Keylogger installation and e-mail monitoring (N.Y. Crim. Ct.), 666
– – Norway, access data collection, 1129
– – Police sergeant's text messages, 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
– – Social networking websites, Special Report, 1065
– – Train operators (C.D. Cal.), 1012

– EU car crash emergency call system, 1224
– Expectation of privacy analysis, 1651
– FBI, informal requests for phone records, ECPA violations, IG report, 135
– Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, procedures, 1288
– France

– – Anti-crime bill, internet, 288
– – CNIL enforcement warning, 1094; 1660
– – E-mail not labeled private, employer's right to open (Cass. soc.), 96

– GPS

– – Movements from one locale to another (8th Cir.), 907
– – Public roads, monitoring with no warrant (D.C. Cir.), 1196

– Guantanamo Bay detainees, attorney FOIA request (2d Cir.), 184; (U.S., rev den), 1403
– Husband videotaped nude wife in bath (Minn. Ct. App.), 559
– Laptops, school district use of webcams (E.D. Pa.), 314; settlement, 1426
– PATRIOT act extension

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3326, HR 3961

– Red light cameras, unlicensed operations (5th Cir.), 499
– RFID, R.I. student tracking ban, Special Report, 71
– Sweden, cross-border electronic communications, privacy assessment, 1702
– U.K., ICO report, 1598
– Videotaping

– – Canada, PIPEDA probe, insurer claims video privileged (Fed. Ct.), 1096
– – Digital signage equipped with cameras

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

– – France, on-site inspections planned, 436; inspections conducted, 603
– – Germany, workplace use, 1253
– – Health exam taped through public window (M.D. Tenn.), 1594
– – Hong Kong CCTV guidance, 1132
– – Italy

– – – Border cameras, 397
– – – Standards, 1600

– – Sweden, inspections, 1255

– Warrantless NSA surveillance, lobbyists for immunity, FOIA request (9th Cir.), 315
– Wiretaps

See WIRETAPPING

SURVEY REPORTS

– Behavioral targeting

– – Economic impact of privacy concerns, 679
– – Free content outweighs privacy issues, 462

– Cloud computing, GAO report, 1025
– Corporate attorney preparedness, 1745
– Corporate data security

– – Beyond compliance, 702
– – Budgets focused more on personal data, 524
– – Governance of enterprise security, BNA Insights, 915

– Critical infrastructure, McAfee owners and operators survey, 171
– Cybercrime, corporate costs, 1141
– Data breaches

– – Corporate cost study, 202
– – Global cost, 729
– – Health care, 1608

– Debit card fraud losses, 955
– E-health

– – Attitudes, ONC plans survey, 438
– – Concerns, IT officials, 1245

– FCC broadband report, 324
– Federal government, privacy trust ratings, 1067
– Healthcare privacy, Ponemon Inst., 191
– HITECH compliance, hospitals, 663
– Identity theft annual survey report, Javelin Strategy, 257
– Medical identity theft survey, 760
– Mobile access, Pew Research Center, 1011
– PCI DSS compliance, 406
– Smartphones, government business use, 549
– Spam, ENISA annual survey, 146
– Third party data recovery services, Ponemon Inst., 102
– Trusted companies, Ponemon survey report, 335
– United Kingdom

– – Breaches, 642
– – Data security, private business implementation, 1567
– – Workers steal data, 1666

– Wireless trends, semiannual report, 1434
– Younger Americans concerned, 607

SWEDEN

– Auto-address form violates national ID law, 1024
– Copyright, 714
– Cross-border electronic communications, privacy assessment, 1702
– Data protection

– – Blogs and social media guidelines, 1286
– – Public domain documents in non-searchable format (DI), 1432

– EU data retention directive, implementation date, 263; bill introduced, 1598
– File sharing

– – Intellectual property law, whether violates EU directives (NJA), 1335
– – Pirate Bay website, prison terms reduced, 1666
– – Website administrator's identity (Svea HovR), 837

– Human research subjects, researcher destroyed data (ECHR), 1539
– Personal Data Act, user-generated content on website, 96
– Social media sites, third party post liability, 1017
– Video surveillance, inspections, 1255

SWINE FLU

See H1N1 VIRUS

SWITZERLAND

– Banking

– – Data breaches, HSBC, France to return stolen data, 24; Swiss-French agreement, tax treaty to proceed, 180; Germany may buy data, 238; Swiss-German tax treaty talks, 239; German Chancellor supports purchase, 265; one German state accepts data, another rejects use, 361; members of Swiss Parliament seek to block German purchase, 361; Swiss regulator launches probe, 394; number of French clients affected, Nice prosecutor says, 556; Germany buys second CD of personal data, 867; German tax authorities raid Swiss banks, 1060; Germany buys another data CD, 1464; use approved (BVerfG), 1666
– – Tax fraud alleged, UBS bank client names (FAC), 97; challenge to data ruling, 145; some UBS data excluded, 179; Swiss president says accord ratification important, 470; treaty protocol announced, 503; bank and Swiss government push for deal approval, 557; Swiss tribunal rejects appeal, 605; Swiss commission votes for deal rejection, 640; leading party now supports approval, 799; U.S. considers options if deal delayed, 837; Swiss lower house rejects deal, 866; Swiss parliament approves, 902; U.S. withdraws summons, 1600

– Data protection annual report, 1174
– IP address as personal data (BGer), 1306
– Italy, border cameras, 397
– Law enforcement data sharing, Schengen Pact implementation, 866
– Online ID card, 713
– Sensitive data treatment for government work, 766