Privacy & Security Law Report: Index-Summary

WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

– Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n

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

– Consumer Financial Protection Agency

– – Access and notice mandates, BNA Insights, 1549
– – Privacy office needed, BNA Insights, 1180
– – Warren expected to lead, 1174

– Legislative history

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4173

– SEC FOIA provision

– – Bipartisan bill to delete exemption

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3717

– – Clarification

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6086

– – Guidance, 1298
– – Hill watch, update, 1316
– – House Financial Services Comm. plan hearing, 1178; hearing held, 1298
– – House GOP measures

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5924, HR 5948, HR 5970

– – Kaufman (D-Del) speech, 1176
– – Retroactive application (SEC), 1179
– – SEC chair calls provision critical, 1176; Issa (R-Cal) challenges claims, 1192

– Senate debate expected, FTC authority, 593

WASHINGTON

– Ameritrade probe records, disclosure to attorney barred (Wash.), 1594
– Classmates.com, membership marketing fraud class action (W.D. Wash.), 433
– Data breaches, retailer liability bill, Special Report, 295; legislature passes bill, 392; governor signs, 457
– Google Street View WiFi data collection (D. Or.), 771; TRO issued, 792
– Junk faxes, TCPA class action (W.D. Wash.), 1565
– Petition signatures as political speech (U.S., rev grant), 137; (oral arg), 636; (aff), 942
– Public records, e-mail metadata in home computer (Wash.), 1507
– Spam, “professional” plaintiff lacks standing (W.D. Wash.), 397
– Workplace credit checks, BNA Insights, 991

WEBSITES

See INTERNET

WELLNESS PROGRAMS

– Attorneys, addiction rehabilitation programs (La.), 1173
– GINA, Treasury Dep't guidelines, 460
– Health care reforms

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3590, HR 3962

WEST VIRGINIA

– Legislative records, courts cannot order changes (W. Va.), 1567
– Referendum petition signers, public law disclosure (W. Va.), 1394

WHISTLEBLOWERS

– Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, BNA Insights, 1517
– France, SOX hotlines, CNIL guidance, 1659; guidance update published, 1699
– Hungary rules, BNA Insights, 1741
– IRS privacy guidance, 182
– Protections, MSPB report, 1736
– Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 372

WHOIS DATABASES

See DATABASES

WIRELESS NETWORK EQUIPMENT

– Data security, GAO report, 1726
– Data use, semiannual wireless trends survey, 1434
– Google collection of user internet content data, Spain and Canada, 1455
– Google Street View

– – Australia, 872; DPA statement, 1020
– – Canada, 829
– – Conn. and Miss. AGs seek more information, 871; Blumenthal to lead state coalition probe, 946; state coalition probe continues, 1089; Blumenthal says state denied access to data, 1733
– – Consultant report released, 871
– – Engineering projects, new protocols, 1500
– – FCC probe sought, 790; concerns expressed, 909
– – France, 911
– – FTC probe sought

– – – Consumer group, 773
– – – Enforcement inquiry closed, 1499
– – – House privacy caucus, 773

– – Germany, 770; DPA files complaints, 911
– – Hong Kong, 772; pact formalized, 910; probe closed, 1172
– – House Energy and Commerce Comm., 909
– – House Judiciary Chair questions, 828
– – Ireland, 773
– – MDL hearing held (J.P.M.L.), 1169; consolidation ordered, 1249
– – Nationwide class suit (N.D. Cal.), 792
– – Or. and Wash. class action (D. Or.), 771; TRO issued, 792
– – Services provider suit (D. Mass.), 792
– – State probe led by Conn. AG, 946; state coalition probe continues, 1089; Blumenthal says state denied access to data, 1733
– – United Kingdom, 772; ICO statement, 1130; ICO enforcement action, 1670

– Search and seizure

– – In-person law enforcement access (Me.), 389
– – iTunes files library shared over unsecured network (D. Ore.), 257

WIRELESS TELEPHONES

See CELLULAR TELEPHONES

WIRETAPPING

See also SURVEILLANCE
– Access to redacted portions of application (9th Cir.), 184
– Attorney-client privilege (Cal.), 1174
– Australia, Google Street View WiFi data collection, 872; DPA statement, 1020
– E-mail

– – Employee's conviction upheld (7th Cir.), 1302
– – Rerouting when domain names obtained in settlement (S.D. Tex.), 1434

– Internet service providers

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

– Liability, knowledge of illegal interception required (7th Cir.), 1303
– Police officer suspected of tipping off drug dealers (N.C. Ct. App.), 390
– Recording and sealing requirements (2d Cir.), 1197
– School principal, whether eavesdropped on private call (U.S., rev den), 1700
– Spain, telecommunications interception standard, 287
– Surveillance, school district use of laptop webcams (E.D. Pa.), 314; settlement, 1426
– Tenn., taping of conversation of child (Tenn. Ct. App.), 1696

WISCONSIN

– Cancer registry disclosure rules, 1175
– Junk faxes, TCPA class action (W.D. Wis.), 1737
– News media privilege law, 870
– Public records, teacher e-mail (Wis.), 1100

WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY

– Bankruptcy proceeding, anonymous web comments (E.D.N.Y.), 665
– Doctors, ex parte contacts

– – Georgia (Ga.), 839
– – Kan. (D. Kan.), 1655
– – Michigan (Mich.), 1099; (U.S., rev sought), 1502
– – Nonparty providers (Mo.), 1258

– FBI-witness text messages (D.N.J.), 1667
– Nurse named during NLRB hearing, state privacy rights (Pa. Super. Ct.), 60
– Personnel files used in deposition (U.S., rev den), 1541
– Securities fraud, confidential witness deposition (2d Cir.), 643

WORLD BANK

– Disclosure policy, 870

WRONGFUL DEATH

– Hard drive and cell phone file access (Fla. Dist. App.), 793