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7/2/2010 Sen. Yee clashes with UC, CSU over privacy San Francisco Chronicle Nanette Asimov California's public universities, which are seeking to extend a law that allows them to share alumni information with vendors, are raising the ire of a state senator by opposing his bill to require them to disclose the identities of wealthy donors. 
7/1/2010 Direct marketers challenge Colo. online sales law Business Week Steven K. Paulson The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) filed a lawsuit in federal court in Denver this week to challenge a Colorado law that it says violates the privacy of state residents.
6/28/2010 Sexting case chills workplace privacy Federal Computer Week Michael Hardy Federal Computer Week readers believe the Supreme Court made the right decision when it ruled on the case of a California police officer who was using his department-issued pager to send personal text messages that employers have the right to access employee messages in such instances. 
6/24/2010 Twitter settles FTC charge on security, privacy violations Washington Post Cecilia Kang In the first Federal Trade Commission (FTC) case of its kind against a social networking service, Twitter has agreed to settle charges it "deceived consumers and put their privacy at risk by failing to safeguard their personal information" during breaches that occurred in 2009.
6/24/2010 Experts say wiretap law needs update for digital age The Hill Gautham Nagesh  The House Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties has heard arguments for updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). 
6/24/2010 Missouri Governor Signs Bills That Protect Privacy, Delete Obsolete Statutes and Clean Up Language of 2007 Law Kansas City InfoZine Staff Writer Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has signed a bill aimed at protecting citizens' Social Security and taxpayer identification numbers.
6/23/2010 Congress looks at mobile location services and privacy Washington Post Cecilia Kang A House Judiciary subcommittee will examine how location-based services are being used by law enforcement agencies to compile data on cellphone users.
6/23/2010 ACLU fights N.C. quest for Amazon customer data cnet News Elinor Mills A request by the North Carolina Department of Revenue for personally identifiable information (PII) on customers from an online retailer violates privacy rights, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). 
6/22/2010 New EU-US Draft Agreement On Financial Data Transfers Eurasia Review Staff Writer European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx has issued his opinion on the European Commission's draft agreement to allow U.S. authorities access to European financial data for anti-terrorism investigations, and while he cites improvements over an interim agreement rejected by the European Parliament, Hustinx is raising concerns. 
6/22/2010 FTC says current privacy laws aren't working cnet News Declan McCullagh Current privacy laws place too much of a burden on American consumers and don't offer enough in the way of protection.
6/21/2010 Lawmakers To Introduce New Internet Privacy Bill NPR Martin Kaste Discussions continue around the Boucher-Stearns draft privacy legislation, NPR reports, with "mom and pop shop" Web businesses lobbying Congress that the bill will be their death knell. 
6/17/2010 High Court: Go Ahead, Search Cop's Sexy Texting ABC News Mark Sherman The Supreme Court has ruled on a case involving the privacy of employee text messages transmitted on employer-issued equipment. 
6/17/2010 Quon Decision Provides Useful Guidance for Private Employers While Skirting Board Pronouncements on Employee Privacy Rights Littler Workplace Privacy Counsel Philip L. Gordon The Supreme Court ruling on a case involving the privacy of employee text messages.
6/16/2010 MEPs threaten second veto on EU-US bank data deal EU Observer Valentina Pop Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who advocated the rejection of the SWIFT deal back in February are threatening to veto the new EU-U.S. bank data transfer agreement negotiated by the European Commission.
6/16/2010 Proposed Settlement Reached in Missouri Data Privacy Class Action Sacramento Bee   A proposed settlement has been reached in a 2008 class action lawsuit involving the alleged acquisition and unlawful use of some Missouri drivers' personal information.
6/16/2010 Washington's growing interest in privacy Washington Post Jia Lynn Yang The research firm Concept Capital has released a report suggesting that ad network owners could give users more control over their personal information as a way to stave off increased regulatory attention to online privacy.
6/15/2010 EU and US seal agreement on bank data transfers EU Observer Valentina Pop The European Commission has finalized a draft agreement that would allow banking data to be transferred to the U.S. in cases of anti-terrorism investigations. 
6/15/2010 E.U. Tries to Balance Terror War and Privacy New York Times James Kanter MEPs have different views on whether the European Commission's proposal to allow U.S. authorities access to SWIFT financial data on suspected terrorists does enough to protect Europeans' personal information. 
6/15/2010 States Discuss Joint Inquiry of Google’s Data Collection New York Times Miguel Helft Attorneys general from about 30 states are considering whether to hold a joint inquiry into whether Google's collection of WiFi data violated any laws.
6/13/2010 Google to Congress: We didn't break the law Mercury News Mike Swift As inquiries and criminal investigations over Google's collection of data from unsecured wireless networks continue to mount across the globe, Google has filed a legal motion seeking to combine all U.S. lawsuits into one case and has written to the U.S. Congress asserting it did not break any laws. 
6/11/2010 Facebook and Google Submit Comments on Privacy Bill ClickZ.com Kate Kaye The June 4 deadline has passed, and industry and advocacy groups have submitted comments on the Boucher-Stearns privacy bill that was released last month for review. 
6/9/2010 Panel Backs Bill Targeting Misleading Online Tactics Tech Daily Dose Juliana Gruenwald The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill aimed at curbing misleading online marketing tactics. 
6/9/2010 Barton Says He Wants To Work On Privacy Bill Tech Daily Dose Juliana Gruenwald A ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee says privacy legislation drafted by his colleagues does not go far enough.
6/8/2010 FTC Rejects Group's Request For COPPA Safe Harbor Tech Daily Dose Juliana Gruenwald The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has rejected a proposal by an Internet safety education group to operate a self-regulatory program that would allow firms that enroll to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
6/4/2010 Correction: California tollways story San Francisco Chronicle Associated Press The California Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that aims to restrict the retention, sharing and sale of information collected through automatic vehicle identification systems.
6/4/2010 9th Circuit Affirms Rejection of Data Breach Claims Against Gap -- Ruiz v. Gap Technology & Marketing Law Blog Venkat The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has backed a lower court's rejection of a lawsuit against Gap, Inc., involving the loss of job applicants' private data. 
6/3/2010 Colorado E-Retail Law Rankles Privacy Advocates Internet Evolution Don Reisinger A report on a bill passed by the Colorado legislature that would require all online retailers to furnish the state's tax authorities with a list of residents who have purchased goods. 
6/2/2010 Facebook Sued For Sharing Users' Names With Advertisers Online Media Daily Wendy Davis A California Facebook user is suing the social networking company for an alleged breach of contract.
6/1/2010 Should Doctors Be Exempt from the FTC’s ‘Red Flags’ Rule? Wall Street Journal Katherine Hobson The Wall Street Journal is asking readers whether doctors should be exempt from the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule. 
6/1/2010 FTC To Host COPPA Workshop Tech Daily Dose Juliana Gruenwald The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is hosting a workshop to determine whether the use of new technologies and mobile broadband warrant an update to its rule on the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
5/28/2010 Data protection watchdogs escalate complaints against search engines Out-law.com   The EU's Article 29 Data Protection Working Party is asking the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to examine whether the world's largest search engine companies' policies comply with U.S. law. 
5/28/2010 FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Identity Theft Red Flags Rule Federal Trade Commission Press Release The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has extended the enforcement deadline of its Red Flags Rule again. 
5/26/2010 EU to begin talks with US on financial, personal data transfer deal  Kuwait News Agency   The European Commission has adopted a draft mandate to negotiate a personal data protection agreement between the EU and U.S. for information shared during criminal investigations or anti-terrorism efforts.
5/21/2010 Cloud Computing Prompts Push for Privacy Law Rewrite internet.com Kenneth Corbin A coalition of companies and advocacy groups is calling for an overhaul of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), arguing that the law is outdated given the proliferation of cloud computing and mobile devices.
5/20/2010 Groups spar over car black boxes as Congress mulls auto safety bill Washington Post Peter Wohriskey Privacy interests will likely be watching an auto safety bill that proposes all new cars be equipped with black boxes that record crash data. 
5/20/2010 ACLU backs Amazon in North Carolina privacy dispute The Hill Gautham Nagesh  Amazon.com's refusal to turn over North Carolinians' purchase information to the state's Department of Revenue (NCDOR) now has the backing of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). 
5/20/2010 Rep. Boucher's Privacy Bill Would Impose Substantial Burdens on Virtually All Employers Workplace Privacy Counsel Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group Federal privacy legislation proposed by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) aimed at regulating online marketers "would impose substantial burdens on virtually every U.S. employer."
5/19/2010 House votes to expand national DNA arrest database cnet News Declan McCullagh By a vote of 357 to 32, the House of Representatives has approved legislation to provide funding to state governments that require DNA samples from adults arrested on suspicions of serious crimes.
5/17/2010 Calif. bill would allow video monitors in vehicles Mercury News Cathy Bussewitz California's state assembly passed a bill yesterday that would allow video recorders to be installed on vehicles' dashboards. 
5/12/2010 Online publishers question Boucher privacy bill Washington Post Cecilia Kang Online publishers have indicated that a privacy bill proposed by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) is a balanced first step.
5/10/2010 Privacy on the Ground: DOC Panel Explores U.S. and International Privacy in Practice IAPP   When it comes to regulation, Prof. Deirdre Mulligan of the University of California, Berkeley, suggests, "We have to take into account privacy in practice, not just on paper." 
5/7/2010 Boucher Seeking Written Comments On Privacy Bill Tech Daily Dose Julianna Gruenwald The congressmen who drafted an online privacy bill that was released last week are giving interested parties until June 4 to register comments.
5/7/2010 State Law Trumps HIPAA in Suit Over Disclosure of Medical Records Hunton & Williams Hunton & Williams LLP A federal court in Ohio has denied a medical clinic's motion to dismiss invasion of privacy claims following the clinic's disclosure of a plaintiff's medical records to a grand jury.
5/6/2010 Biden vows to work with EU parliament on data privacy Reuters Barack Obama Vice President Joe Biden is urging the European Parliament to allow terror investigators from the U.S. to access citizens' data and is pledging to protect privacy.
5/5/2010 MEPs call for improved data security European Voice Constant Brand The European Parliament has approved two resolutions calling for limitations on the use of personal data collected by U.S. authorities. 
5/4/2010 Online privacy bill to be released today IAPP   Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) will release the text of a long-anticipated online privacy bill.
5/4/2010 Privacy Bill Finally in Draft, as Both Sides Weigh In New York Times Stephanie Clifford While consumer advocates and online behavioral advertisers typically agree on little when it comes to Internet users' privacy, their reactions to an online privacy bill are in accord. 
5/2/2010 In a State’s Search for Sales Tax, Amazon Raises Privacy Concerns New York Times Noam Cohen A report on Amazon's efforts to block one state's demands for customer data. 
4/29/2010 Rockefeller: COPPA Should Be Updated Tech Daily Dose Juliana Gruenwald During a subcommittee hearing yesterday, the Senate Commerce Chairman added his voice to those weighing in on whether the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) should be reformed.
4/28/2010 U.S. Plans New Rules on Student Privacy insidehighered.com   The U.S. Department of Education will soon propose new regulations governing student privacy rights
4/22/2010 Calif. bill would boost online privacy for minors Mercury News Robin Hindery The California Senate has approved a measure that would prohibit social networking sites from posting certain personal information about minors in California.
4/22/2010 70% Of IT Security Pros Favor A Federal Data Breach Law Dark Reading   Seventy percent of IT security professionals polled by security vendor nCircle indicated that the federal government should pass data breach/data privacy legislation that would override the current patchwork of state legislation.
4/19/2010 Court takes up public employees' privacy case Washington Post Mark Sherman The U.S. Supreme Court began its review of a lower court's ruling on the privacy of employee text messages transmitted on employer-issued equipment
4/19/2010 FTC To Consider COPPA Changes Tech Daily Dose Juliana Gruenwald The Federal Trade Commission has set the date for a public roundtable on the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
4/19/2010 Amazon fights demand for customer records cnet News Declan McCullagh Amazon wants to block one state's demands for customer data.
4/17/2010 States' Rights Come to Security Forefront Information Week Randy George The Massachusetts data protection law that took effect March 1 is "a prime example of the increasingly aggressive role states are taking to protect their citizens" and "could spur similar legislation in other states."
4/16/2010 Yahoo Beats Feds in E-Mail Privacy Battle Wired David Kravets In a Colorado court on Friday, federal authorities withdrew demands to obtain from Yahoo e-mail related to a pending and sealed criminal case, saying it would not be useful to their investigation.
4/16/2010 California Senate again OKs breach notification law update SC Magazine Dan Kaplan The California Senate has approved a bill to update the state's data breach notification law.
4/16/2010 Specter introduces anti-video surveillance bill following Pa. laptop camera flap The Hill Tony Romm Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) and colleagues introduced legislation to update the decades old federal Wiretap Act.
4/15/2010 Should Personal Texts From Work Devices Be Private? National Public Radio   The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its review of a Ninth Circuit decision that has implications for employee privacy.
4/15/2010 Federal Regulators Release Model Consumer Privacy Notice Online Form Builder Federal Reserve   Federal agencies released a tool to help financial institutions create customized versions of model consumer privacy notices. 
4/14/2010 Trade Group Wants Techie in Supreme Court PC World Grant Gross The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has written to President Barack Obama urging him to appoint a Supreme Court justice with a background in technology to help the court as it faces more issues related to the Internet and privacy. 
4/14/2010 Paulsen marks passage of second standalone bill Minneapolis Star Tribune Eric Roper The House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday that would nullify the need for some financial institutions to send annual privacy notices.
4/14/2010 Washington passes additional data breach measure InfoSecurity   Two states enacted data breach-related laws recently. 
4/13/2010 Google backs Yahoo in privacy fight with DOJ cnet News Declan McCullagh Privacy groups and Internet giant Google are supporting Yahoo's efforts to fend off a request from the U.S. Department of Justice to access e-mail messages.
4/12/2010 Updating Internet Privacy New York Times Marc Rotenberg When it comes to updating the 24-year-old Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), Congress needs to look not only at new technology but also at the way business practices have changed. 
4/8/2010 Dial-Up Law in a Broadband World New York Times   "The Internet has given the government powerful 21st-century tools for invading people's privacy and monitoring their activities, but the main federal law governing online privacy is a 20th-century relic." 
4/7/2010 Case Against Adzilla Settled, Legality Of Targeting Based On ISP Data Not Online Media Daily Wendy Davis A privacy lawsuit launched against behavioral targeting company Adzilla and its partners last year has been settled, but the settlement "leaves unresolved whether it's legal to target Web users based on data purchased from Internet service providers." 
4/7/2010 Virginia Adds Medical Information Breach Notice Law Information Law Group David Navetta The state of Virginia has passed a law requiring notice of security breaches involving medical information, according to an Information Law Group report. 
4/5/2010 Data security law sparks concerns Business Insurance Judy Greenwald New data security regulations adopted by the state of Massachusetts, which are considered among the most stringent rules of their kind, are creating challenges for businesses. 
4/4/2010 Oklahoma brings in millions by selling personal data The Oklahoman John Estus, Paul Monies and Gavin Off Two Oklahoma senators have introduced legislation that would exempt government employees' birth dates from the state's Open Records Act.
4/2/2010 Former DOJ Lawyers Agree Electronic Privacy Law Outdated Main Justice Ryan J. Reilly Former Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys are among those calling for updates to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), stressing the 1986 law is out of date with new technologies.
4/1/2010 Senator Calls For Privacy Hearings Information Week Antone Gonsalves Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has announced he plans to hold hearings on what he described as "much-needed updates" to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA).
4/1/2010 New Law Lets Banks Recover Data Breach Costs eSecurity Planet Larry Barrett A new law in Washington will let banks recover certain costs and damages from retailers and credit card processors that suffer data breaches after failing to comply with Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards.
3/31/2010 Proposed law would keep inmates from data UPI United Press The U.S. Social Security Administration plans to propose legislation that would put a national ban on prisoners accessing data that could be used for identity theft.
3/30/2010 Conyers, lawmakers promise hearings on privacy law this spring Washington Post Cecilia Kang The House Judiciary Committee has announced it will hold hearings this spring in consideration of reforms to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA). 
3/30/2010 N.J. Supreme Court upholds privacy of personal e-mails accessed at work Star-Ledger Susan K. Livio The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that a company should not have read e-mails a former employee sent to her lawyer from a private Web account through her employer's computer.
3/29/2010 Tech coalition pushes rewrite of online privacy law cnet News Declan McCullagh A coalition of companies and advocacy groups wants federal privacy laws updated to protect mobile and cloud computing users.
3/29/2010 Specter wants to extend U.S. privacy curbs to Web-cam use Philadelphia Inquirer Derrick Nunnally After a Senate subcommittee hearing on privacy and technology, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) says he will introduce legislation to expand wiretapping laws to cover photo and video surveillance.
3/24/2010 FTC To Consider New Restrictions On Collecting Data From Children Online Media Daily Wendy Davis The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking public input about protecting children's privacy online.
3/24/2010 Court hears arguments on publishing Social Security numbers Richmond Times Dispatch Frank Green A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the Virginia attorney general's appeal of a 2009 decision allowing a Hanover County woman to publish state officials' Social Security numbers on her Web site. 
3/22/2010 Hanover activist going to court in privacy vs. free speech case Richmond Times Dispatch Frank Green The Virginia attorney general's appeal of a ruling allowing a privacy advocate to republish state officials' Social Security numbers on her Web site is now before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
3/22/2010 Prescription drug database battle rages The Barr Code Bob Barr A Georgia bill that would see the creation of a statewide database to monitor prescription pain medications raises serious privacy concerns. 
3/17/2010 Facebook Wins Approval to Create Privacy Group (Update2) Bloomberg.com Karen Gullo A federal judge has approved Facebook Inc.'s settlement of a lawsuit related to its Beacon service.
3/15/2010 Feds: Business Associate HITECH Provisions Forthcoming Health Leaders Media Dom Nicastro The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced it expects to release proposed rules regarding the privacy and security provisions of HITECH.
3/15/2010 Facebook discovery: Is civil litigation in uncharted waters? Law Times Susan Hughes A report that evidence gathered from social networking sites has been used increasingly in areas such as criminal justice, family law and jury selection in the U.S., while many Canadian employers monitor staff members' online profiles for derogatory statements about their work.
3/13/2010 Blue Cross is sued over disclosing woman's medical records Star Tribune Lora Pabst Minnesota's largest health insurer is facing a lawsuit after accidentally publishing a customer's medical records in a handbook.
3/11/2010 Class Action Suit Over Aetna's Security Breach Is Dismissed law.com Shannon Duffy A federal judge has dismissed a class action suit against Aetna Inc. after finding that a security breach resulted in "a mere possibility of an increased risk of identity theft" and not a "credible threat of identity theft." 
3/11/2010 Maine Repeals Law Restricting Data That Can Be Collected From Minors Online Media Daily Wendy Davis A Maine legislative committee voted Thursday to repeal the state's Act to Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices Against Minors, citing challenges that the law is unconstitutional.
3/9/2010 Supreme Court Takes ‘Informational Privacy’ Case Wired David Kravets The U.S. Supreme Court (USSC) has agreed to hear another case related to information privacy. 
3/8/2010 HHS Starts Work on HIPAA Privacy Rule Guidance, NPRM Thompson   The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is developing guidance and a notice of proposed rulemaking on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.
3/8/2010 Boucher makes plans for telecom reform while ramping up re-election campaign The Hill Kim Hart Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) discusses the year ahead with The Hill's Kim Hart. 
3/8/2010 Google Buzz Stung By Lawsuit Information Week Thomas Claburn Google is facing a new lawsuit over its Buzz social networking service.
3/2/2010 Proposed Facebook Settlement Comes Under Fire Wall Street Journal Nathan Koppell A proposed class-action settlement by Facebook that would see 70 percent of $9.5 million going to a privacy rights charity has rekindled criticisms about using charitable contributions to reach settlements in large cases.
3/1/2010 FTC Set to Appeal the Red Flags Rule Exemption for Attorneys and Law Firms Hunton & Williams Hunton & Williams LLP The Federal Trade Commission will appeal a December 2009 decision of the DC District Court related to the FTC Red Flags Rule.
2/28/2010 Check Those Business Associate Contracts Health Data Management   Many covered entities missed a February 17 deadline to update their business associate contracts to comply with new privacy and security provisions in the HITECH Act. 
2/26/2010 Theft-proofing your identity Boston Globe Hiawatha Bray After implementation delays and rule changes, new data protection regulations that are widely considered the most stringent in the nation take effect. 
2/24/2010 P2P Privacy Target of New Legislation eweek.com Roy Mark The P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act aims to fight data breaches by making consumers "aware of the privacy and security threats associated with some peer-to-peer file-sharing programs," explains Sen. John Thune (R-SD), who sponsored the bill with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). 
2/23/2010 HHS Posts Data Breach Notifications Health Data Management Joseph Goedert To comply with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, the Office for Civil Rights has posted to the Department of Health and Human Services Web site the 32 covered entities that have reported protected health information breaches. 
2/22/2010 State to firms: Protect data Boston Herald Donna Goodison Just one week remains before all entities that store or transmit personal information about Massachusetts residents must comply with the state's new security regulations. 
2/22/2010 Supreme Court Sets Oral Argument in Quon v. Arch Wireless for April 19, 2010 Hunton & Williams Hunton & Williams LLP The U.S. Supreme Court will soon begin its review of a Ninth Circuit decision that has implications for employee privacy. 
2/22/2010 Appeals court: Feds wrong to disclose pilot's HIV Washington Post Paul Elias The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a pilot who lost his license for failing to disclose his HIV status to the Federal Aviation Administration has the right to sue for emotional distress caused by the Social Security Administration releasing his medical records without his permission.
2/19/2010 Oklahoma Senate bill keeps birth dates private for public employees The Oklahoman Julie Bisbee A new bill passed in Oklahoma's Senate yesterday would keep the birth dates of public employees confidential.
2/19/2010 HHS Delays Enforcement of HITECH Act Business Associate Provisions Hunton & Williams Hunton & Williams LLP A Department of Health & Human Services official has indicated that the department will delay enforcement of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act's "business associate" provisions.
2/18/2010 N.Y. City Bar Urges Limiting Personal Data in Civil Filings New York Law Journal Noeleen G. Walder The New York City Bar proposes that courts adopt a statewide rule that would limit the amount of sensitive personal information in civil court filings.
2/16/2010 CDT To Urge Changes To ECPA Congress Daily Juliana Gruenwald The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) is creating a coalition to push for changes to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).
2/16/2010 Prescription Drug Registry Passes House keloland.com Ben Dunsmoor The South Dakota House of Representatives has passed a bill to create a prescription drug registry.
2/11/2010 Facebook Denies ‘All Wrongdoing’ in ‘Beacon’ Data Breach Wired David Kravets A group of nine Facebook users filed two class-action lawsuits against the social networking site.
2/10/2010 New Hampshire bill would ban biometrics in ID cards SC Magazine Angela Moscaritolo New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban the use of biometric data in identification cards.
2/9/2010 Does Anybody Care About HIPAA Anymore? Media Health Leaders Gienna Shaw A ho-hum attitude toward HIPAA can be attributed to the fact "healthcare organizations know what they have to do to prevent breaches. 
2/8/2010 Ruling: FACTA Does Not Extend to E-Commerce Confirmations Multichannel news David S. Almeida A judge in the Northern District of Illinois has ruled that the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) does not apply to electronic displays or e-mail confirmations of Internet transactions.
2/8/2010 Cable Company Sued For Working With NebuAd  Online Media Daily Wendy Davis An Alabama resident has filed a second lawsuit against Cable One for allegedly selling data about his Web surfing activity to behavioral targeting company NebuAd.
2/8/2010 Are you HITECH? Compliance with the changing requirements of HIPAA Lexology Allison Tumilty Changing HIPAA compliance requirements should be commanding the attention of covered entities and business associates.
1/29/2010 Health Professionals Petition FTC For Relief From Red Flags Rule PR Newswire   Four national medical organizations representing dentists, physicians and veterinarians are asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to exclude their members from a new regulation aimed at preventing identity theft.
1/28/2010 Privacy Bill Nears Introduction in House eSecurity Planet Kenneth Corbin Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA) is close to introducing a privacy bill to the House of Representatives that is focused on opt-in/opt-out requirements for collecting data from Internet users. 
1/28/2010 MA 201 CMR 17 enforcement less likely with prompt reporting, cooperation searchsecurity.com Eric B. Parizo Two Massachusetts officials updated Bay State businesses on the Commonwealth's new data breach law, MA 201 CMR 17, which goes into effect March 1. 
1/24/2010 Bank finally gets it right on fingerprints Nashua Telegraph   The New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed a bill that aims to ban fingerprinting as a "reasonable" mode of identification. 
1/20/2010 Microsoft Seeks New Legal Framework For Cloud Information Week J. Nicholas Hoover Microsoft called on Congress to pass new legislation regulating cloud computing in order to establish standards for privacy and security. 
1/19/2010 Surveillance sets off civil liberty alarms Boston Globe Associated Press A Maine senator has introduced legislation in response to a new surveillance system employed by Maine police, citing its infringement on privacy.
1/7/2010 An Act To Protect Minors from Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices State of Maine Legislature   The Maine legislative session opened this week with the introduction of a new predatory marketing bill--LD 1677. 
12/31/2009 Net Privacy 2010: How Far Will the Needle Move? eSecurity Planet Kenneth Corbin Kenneth Corbin previews the privacy law landscape for the upcoming year. 
12/21/2009 Government works on challenge of data protection Cayman News Service   The Cayman Islands government is developing the framework for a data protection law.
12/15/2009 Inquiry for alleged Norfolk taxpayer privacy breach The Virginian-Pilot Harry Minium A Virginia state attorney will investigate charges that two Norfolk officials violated privacy laws by disclosing confidential taxpayer information.
12/9/2009 House Passes Data Accountability Bill eweek.com Roy Mark The House of Representatives this week voted to approve a bill requiring data brokers to verify and be accountable for the accuracy of the personal information they collect and sell. 
12/9/2009 Company That Was Cyber-Heist Victim Is Spared Liability to Its Stockholders law.com Mary Pat Gallagher A U.S. District Judge in Trenton, New Jersey granted a defense motion to dismiss a securities fraud action against Heartland Payments Systems.
12/7/2009 Lawmakers Redraw Bill Aimed at Online Protection of Minors Maine Public Broadcasting Network A. J. Higgins Maine State Senator Elizabeth Schneider has told the Maine Public Broadcasting Network that a new bill is being drafted that she hopes will help protect the state's minors from disclosing health-related personal information by filling out online surveys. 
12/4/2009 Passing a Data Privacy Bill New York Times Joe Barton Representative Joe Barton (R-TX) responds to a New York Times editorial about the need for federal data protection legislation. 
12/3/2009 Canada closer to passing anti-spam law ZDNet Doug Hanchard A report that Canada's Electronic Commerce Protection Act (ECPA) passed its third reading in the House of Commons and now goes before the Senate for review. 
12/3/2009 No harm, no foul, says judge in Express Script data breach case Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan A federal judge in Missouri has thrown out a consumer class-action lawsuit that was brought against pharmacy benefits company Express Scripts.
12/1/2009 Court Issues Decision Limiting Scope of FTC’s Red Flags Rule Morrison & Foerster Andrew M. Smith The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has upheld the American Bar Association's challenge to the FTC's Identity Theft Red Flags Rule.
11/28/2009 L.A. County sheriff backs database on sales of cold medicine Los Angeles Times Patrick McGreevy California sheriffs are hoping that Assembly Bill 1455 will bring a new narcotics enforcement tool to the fray.
11/24/2009 Keeping Personal Data Private New York Times   The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 went to the full Senate earlier this month and a New York Times editorial says that Senate leaders should find the time to vote on it. 
11/24/2009 Court rules to change access laws Wyoming Tribune Eagle Michael Van Cassell The Wyoming Supreme court has moved to protect personal information in public records.
11/20/2009 Congress Unlikely to Reform Privacy Act GovInfoSecurity Eric Chabrow The chairman of the government's Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board says Privacy Act reform is a long shot.
11/19/2009 Lawmakers probe deeper into privacy The Hill Kim Hart House lawmakers questioned companies about their online and offline data collection practices.
11/19/2009 Rush: Privacy bill not likely until next year The Hill Kim Hart The Hill sat down with Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) to discuss, among other topics, companies' online and offline data collection and use activities. 
11/17/2009 Federal regulators issue Final Model Privacy Notice Form National Mortgage Professional   After extensive consumer research and testing, eight federal regulatory agencies have released a final model privacy notice form aimed at helping consumers understand how financial institutions collect and share their information.
11/12/2009 R.I. governor vetoes bills limiting use of tracking devices The Providence Journal Bruce Landis Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri this week vetoed a bill to place privacy restrictions on the use of E-ZPass toll transponder data.
11/11/2009 AICPA Sues FTC over Identity Theft Rule Web CPA Staff Writer The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the Red Flags Rule.
11/10/2009 Federal data breach notification standard must pre-empt state laws nextgov Jill R. Aitoro A report on the movement of federal breach notification bills.
11/5/2009 Senate committee clears data breach bills Internetnews.com Kenneth Corbin The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved two privacy bills and sent them on to the full Senate for consideration.
11/4/2009 Patrick Administration’s Final Data Security Regulations Filed and Take Effect March 1, 2010; State Received Notice of More than 1 Million Instances of Exposure in Two Years Office of Consumer Affairs Deval Patrick The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) has published its final regulations for the state's new data protection law, Mass 201 CMR 17.
11/2/2009 Delayed again:  Red Flags Rule Deadline Now June 1, 2010 CSO Magazine Bill Brenner Pending privacy laws at the state and federal level--including the FTC's Red Flags Rule and Massachusetts' data protection law Mass 201 CMR 17--have been postponed again. 
11/2/2009 Senate poised to pass national breach-notification law -- or maybe not Government Computer News William Jackson According to Lydia Griggsby, the Senate Judiciary Committee's chief counsel for privacy and information policy, conditions are right and the Senate may finally pass a national data breach law either this year or next.
10/28/2009 Federal, industry reps call for national standards to report data breaches nextgov Jill R. Aitoro The Federal Bureau of Investigation is in favor of a national data breach notification standard.
10/26/2009 Facebook Privacy Settlement Moves Forward Online Media Daily Wendy Davis A federal judge in California has given preliminary approval to Facebook's proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit over its Beacon ad program.
10/26/2009 Judge rejects TD Ameritrade data theft settlement Associated Press Josh Funk A federal judge has refused to approve a class-action settlement over customer data stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.
10/23/2009 My chat with Rep. Boucher on his privacy bill Washington Post Cecilia Kang Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) believes his online privacy bill will help spur e-commerce by boosting consumer trust. 
10/23/2009 DHS information-sharing initiative stalls due to privacy concerns NextGov Jill R. Aitoro Congress will not allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use funds appropriated for the sharing of immigration information until it can be certified compliant with privacy laws.
10/23/2009 Governator does consumers a disservice with SB-20 veto SC Magazine Dan Kaplan Reaction from Governor Schwarzenegger's veto of California SB 20 continues. 
10/21/2009 House bill would make changes in Patriot Act Associated Press Larry Margasak House Judiciary Committee leaders introduced a bill that would restrain the government's powers under the USA Patriot Act and would eliminate one of three sections of the Act set to expire by year's end.
10/21/2009 Privacy advocate gains support in fight to keep Social Security numbers on Web site Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has filed a friend of the court brief in the case against a Virginia privacy advocate.
10/21/2009 The young trust government, not the market, to protect their privacy nextgov Jill R. Aitoro A Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates survey of 1,000 Americans shows that most believe in the federal government's ability to protect people's private information.
10/21/2009 U.S. House passes ADA-backed Red Flags exemption legislation  ADA News Craig Palmer The House of Representatives this week passed legislation to exempt most dental offices from the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule.
10/16/2009 Fed Regulation of Private Data Mulled GovInfoSecurity Eric Chabrow The chairperson of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology says Congress should consider national data breach legislation.
10/13/2009 Governor Vetoes Simitian's Privacy Protection Upgrade California Chronicle California Political Desk Governor Schwarzenegger has vetoed California Senate Bill 20, a bill to update the state's data breach notification law.
10/13/2009 Schwarzenegger Vetoes Update to California Privacy Law PC World Robert McMillan More details have emerged about Governor Schwarzenegger's decision to veto California Senate Bill 20, a bill to update the state's data breach notification law. 
10/9/2009 Judge Revives Question of Retail Liability in Hannaford Breach Case Wired Kim Zetter A federal judge in Maine is asking the state's Supreme Court to consider whether the time consumers spend mopping up after a data breach constitutes losses worthy of compensation.
10/6/2009 FTC Takes Additional Safe Harbor-Related Enforcement Actions Privacy and Information Security Law Blog Hunton & Williams LLP The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed settlement agreements with six companies over charges that they falsely claimed membership in the U.S. Department of Commerce Safe Harbor program.
10/2/2009 House member seek stronger health care data breach notifications Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan Members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce are concerned that the data breach notification provision included in the HITECH Act may have been undermined by a Health and Human Services rule, known as the "harm threshold," which gives breached companies leeway in deciding whether notice may be required. 
10/1/2009 Web Privacy Bill Could Come By November ClickZ.com Kate Kaye Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) indicated rapid progress on a bill to regulate online advertising.
9/29/2009 Panel to vote on data privacy measure nextgov Andrew Noyes The House Energy and Commerce Committee will vote on a law that would impose security requirements on firms that collect and store individuals' sensitive data and would provide for nationwide notification in the event of a data breach.
9/28/2009 Data breach notification law SB 20 strikes right balance: Simitian SearchCompliance.com Scott Petersen SearchCompliance.com sat down with California State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) after a recent Town Meeting to discuss the state's updated data breach notification law, SB 20, which awaits Governor Schwarzenegger's signature. 
9/19/2009 A Looming Battle Over the Patriot Act New York Times Charlie Savage A group of senators filed a bill that would add privacy safeguards to the Patriot Act and tighten restrictions on other surveillance policies.
9/19/2009 Legislation looks to protect consumers observertoday.com Michael Rukavina New York State Senator Charles Schumer has introduced a bill aimed at helping prevent and diagnose identity theft.
9/17/2009 Data protection framework promises better security ComputerWeekly Ian Grant European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx says a new common legal framework for global data protection laws will provide greater personal data protection.
9/10/2009 Privacy Protection Bill Heads To Governor's Desk California Chronicle California Political Desk California Senate Bill 20--a measure to update California's privacy protection law--is headed to the governor's desk.
9/9/2009 Challenge to Maine Privacy Law Dismissed Daily Online Examiner Wendy Davis A report on the dismissal of a challenge to Maine's new predatory marketing law. 
9/9/2009 Maine online privacy statute sent back to lawmakers Portland Press Herald Justin Ellis The federal district court in Maine has granted the state attorney general's request to dismiss a lawsuit seeking an injunction on the state's new predatory marketing law. 
9/8/2009 Privacy for Health Information Executives: New Class-action Case Offers New Theories advanceweb.com Andrew Serwin Andrew Serwin of Foley & Lardner LLP discusses the U.S. District Court of Maine's actions on lawsuits resulting from the Hannaford Bros. Co. data breach of 2008.
9/8/2009 Maine AG Rejects Challenge to Privacy Law Online Media Daily Wendy Davis Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has asked the federal district court in Maine to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks an injunction on the state's predatory marketing law.
9/7/2009 Congress weighs landmark change in Web and privacy  Associated Press Joel Tessler A report on a bill being drafted in Congress that would regulate the practice of online behavioral targeting.
9/2/2009 Maine Backs Away From Marketing-Privacy Law Wall Street Journal Marisa Taylor A controversial Maine law will not be enforced by the state's top cop.
8/31/2009 Feds probe mortgage brokerages The Globe and Mail Tara Perkins The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) is investigating mortgage brokers due to data protection concerns.
8/28/2009 Facebook bows to a big brother National Post Matt Hartley The National Post details the changes Facebook will make to better protect the privacy of its users and the impetus of the complaint, investigation and findings that prompted the changes. 
8/28/2009 Lawsuit Seeks to Block Measure Aimed at Protecting Minors on the Internet Maine Public Broadcasting Network   A new Maine law intended to stamp out predatory marketing practices towards minors needs work, says Maine Attorney General Janet Mills. 
8/27/2009 Predatory Marketing Law Opposed By AOL, News Corp., Yahoo, Others Online Media Daily Wendy Davis A new Maine law intended to stamp out predatory marketing practices towards minors is facing a legal challenge.
8/24/2009 New Maine law spins a tangled web Portland Press Herald Justin Ellis The sponsor of a new Maine law to prevent predatory marketing practices against minors says she is willing to work with online companies to amend, but not water down, the legislation.
8/17/2009 Small-Business Considerations Reflected in Massachusetts’ Revised ID Theft Regulations Office of Consumer Affairs   The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) has amended its data security regulations. 
8/17/2009 Privacy vs. convenience: new bill could limit searches on property tax information online NewsoftheNorth.net Ruth Sproull The Wisconsin assembly is considering a bill that would limit searchable tax data.
8/14/2009 Maine Enacts Comprehensive New Law Restricting Marketing to Minors Hunton & Williams   Maine's new Act to Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices Against Minors will take effect on September 12 and "businesses would be well-advised to evaluate their current marketing practices and age-verification mechanisms." 
7/23/2009 Leahy trying again with data breach bill Internet News Kenneth Corbin Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy (D) has reintroduced the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, the third attempt by Congress to pass a federal data breach law that would pre-empt the 44 individual state data breach laws and create a single response and notification standard in the U.S.  
7/16/2009 A Privacy Law That Protects Students, and Colleges Too Wall Street Journal Chris Herring The debate as to whether universities are misusing a federal law to shield unsavory information continues.
7/14/2009 Disappearance of Privacy Board From White House Web Site Raises Questions ProPublica Christopher Flavelle Information about the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has been taken off of the White House Web site, causing some to question the Obama administration's intentions in this area. 
7/7/2009 IP Addresses are Not "Personally Ideitifiable' Information Online Media Daily Wendy Davis A federal judge has ruled that IP addresses are not personally identifiable information (PII).
7/6/2009 Is Nevada's New Privacy Law a 'Game-Changer'? Bank Info Security Linda McGlasson Businesses that operate in the state of Nevada will need to become compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) when the state's new Security of Personal Information law goes into effect next year. 
6/30/2009 CDT: New Privacy Law Getting Closer PC World Grant Gross A comprehensive privacy law is closer to reality than it has been in the last several years, according to representatives from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). 
6/29/2009 Top court won't review prescription privacy law Reuters James Vicini The U.S. Supreme Court this morning refused to hear an appeal requested by two companies that want a New Hampshire prescription privacy law overturned.
6/29/2009 Bank clients' privacy shield survives challenge San Francisco Chronicle Bob Egelko The U.S. Supreme Court refused an American Bankers Association (ABA) request for a hearing on California's financial privacy law.
6/26/2009 New Data Security Breach Laws in Alaska and South Carolina Privacy and Information Security Law Blog Hunton & Williams LLP Two more states' data security breach notification laws go into effect today.
6/19/2009 Mass. Legislator:  Revisit data security law Mass High Tech Jackie Noblett Critics of the strict Massachusetts data protection law set to become effective in January hope that a new bill will help ease its requirements for businesses.
6/10/2009 The Fight Over Drug Mining Business Week Arlene Weintraub The U.S. Supreme Court (USSC) will soon decide whether to hear a case that could have major implications for the data mining industry and prescription drug privacy.
6/10/2009 First Freedom of Information ombudsman appointed Associated Press Michael J. Sniffen The National Archives has appointed its first Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ombudsman.
6/3/2009 Telecoms Win Dismissal of Wiretap Suits New Yor Times Eric Lichtblau A federal judge dismissed several lawsuits against the nation's major telecommunications companies for their assistance in a post-9/11 warrantless wiretapping regime.
6/2/2009 An Act To Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices against Minors Public Law State of Maine The governor of Maine signed Maine's Act to Prevent Predatory Marketing Practices against Minors, which takes effect September 12, 2009. 
5/28/2009 Government Report Calls for Tighter Online Privacy Wall Street Journal Amy Schatz The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) sent recommendations for better protecting citizens' private data to the Office of Management and Budget.
5/27/2009 Group calls for overhaul of privacy regulations nextgov Andrew Noyes While debate continues to rage over the introduction of U.S. private-sector privacy laws, the Privacy Act--which has covered the U.S. public sector for more than 30 years--is due for an overhaul. 
5/26/2009 Why We Need a Single, Strong Federal Privacy Law CIO Andreas M. Antonopoulos Andreas Antonopoulos calls for a "single, strong federal privacy law." 
5/24/2009 Protecting Electronic Data New York Times   H.R. 2221 would require companies that hold electronic personal data to follow FTC security policies and notify those affected by an information brief, among other protections. 
5/19/2009 Bill pushes doctors to computerize records Baltimore Sun Matthew Hay Brown and Kelly Brewington  The move towards electronic medical records will get a kick-start in the state of Maryland when the governor signs a bill aimed at boosting adoption of health information technology (HIT). 
5/17/2009 Law Students Teach Scalia About Privacy and the Web New York Times Noam Cohen A remark made by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at an Institute of American and Talmudic Law event in January lives on. 
5/15/2009 FTC files lawsuit against telemarketers Philadelphia Inquirer Jeff Gelles The Federal Trade Commission yesterday filed lawsuits against three companies on allegations they made hundreds of millions of unsolicited calls to consumers, businesses and government agencies.
5/6/2009 House Internet privacy, data breach bills  could merge nextgov Andrew Noyes Lawmakers will hold a joint hearing this summer to discuss possibly merging two privacy-related bills.
5/6/2009 FTC Testifies on Data Security, Peer-to-peer File Sharing Kansas City Info Zine Staff Writer The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Acting Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection expressed support for the Data Accountability and Trust Act.
5/4/2009 Free speech wins privacy tug of war; Law Students scool Scalia ZDNet Sam Diaz Sam Diaz weighs in on the recent debate stirred up by a Fordham University class project to find publicly available information about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. 
5/1/2009 Privacy battle brews over HIV The Times Scott Reeder and Kevin Lee An Illinois state Senator has proposed a bill to give prosecutors more access to medical records.
5/1/2009 Free Speech Trumps Privacy Online Media Post Wendy Davis As lawmakers work to draft privacy legislation, a Supreme Court Judge stands by his notion that such laws could violate First Amendment Rights to free speech.
4/30/2009 FTC Red Flags Rule Enforcement Starts Friday Internet News Alex Goldman The FTC's Red Flags Rule is going into effect.  The rule intends to help prevent identity theft.
4/30/2009 FTC Will Grant Three-Month Delay of Enforcemtn of 'Red Flags' Rule Requiring Creditors and Financial Institutions to Adopt Identity Theft Prevention Programs
 Federal Trade Commission   The Federal Trade Commission will delay its enforcement of the Red Flags Rule until August 1, 2009. 
4/29/2009 Bill would protection for personal records abandoned at offices  Visalia Times-Delta  Jake Henshaw Social Security numbers, medical records and other personal data could get more protection from disclosure if a bill that passed its first legislative review becomes law.
4/28/2009 Federal Judge Upholds Vermont's Prescription Data Marketing Law  iHealthBeat   A federal judge has rejected a challenge to a Vermont law that prohibits the use of prescriber-identifiable data for marketing purposes.
4/27/2009 Conn. officials: Privacy bill would create burden AP via Worcester Telegram  Associated Press A proposed law backed by Connecticut's victim advocate would require government employees to deny access to certain records in the name of protecting victims' privacy.
4/27/2009 Colo. Senate Backs DNA Tests In Felony Arrests  AP via cbs4denver.com   The Colorado Senate has passed a bill requiring anyone arrested for a felony to submit a DNA sample.
4/25/2009 Florida Senate approves bill to track prescription drug  Miami Herald BREANNE GILPATRICK AND SCOTT HIAASEN The Florida Senate approved a bill creating a database to track prescription drug sales in an effort to curb 'doctor shopping' and illegal drug trafficking.
4/23/2009 Watch out for the feds' proposed cybersecurity 'fix' InfoWorld Bill Snyder A proposed antiterrorist law could create a government-sanctioned back door into your network.
4/23/2009 Lawmakers Examine Privacy Practices at Cable, Web Firms  Wall Street Journal Amy Schatz Lawmakers took aim at privacy practices of cable and Internet providers Thursday at a House subcommittee hearing, laying the groundwork for the introduction of legislation that could restrict companies' ability to target ads at consumers online.
4/23/2009 US Lawmakers Target Deep Packet Inspection in Privacy Bill  PC World Grant Gross U.S. lawmakers plan to introduce privacy legislation that would limit how Internet service providers can track their users, despite reports that no U.S. ISPs are using such technologies except for legitimate security reasons.
4/23/2009 State bill a push to keep phones silent The York Dispatch Carl Lindquist A bill that would allow people to remain on the state's do-not-call list without renewing their registration is on the fast track through the Pennsylvania Senate.
4/23/2009 Legislators debate Tubby Smith Act: Data vs. privacy  Star Tribune Mark Brunswick Inspired by a college newspaper's efforts to publicize the Gophers basketball coach's side deals on things such as shoe contracts and summer camps, government agencies and public unions are pushing for changes in public information laws that would keep everything from police officers' off-duty moonlighting to U researchers' contracts with drug companies out of public view.  
4/20/2009 Denney Backs Bill To Require DNA Samples From More Violent Criminals Bill Passes House Monday KUSH Radio   Legislation that would require more than 30,000 violent criminals to provide a DNA sample for a state database was approved today by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
4/17/2009 Washington State Adopts Second RFID Privacy Law  RFID Journal Claire Swedberg The bill, newly signed by the governor, prohibits scanning RFID tags unless they were provided by the business or agency itself.
4/17/2009 Congress investigating spy violation by NSA  Baltimore Sun Paul West Justice Department review finds that agency's eavesdropping program had exceeded limits set last year.
4/17/2009 Whole Show Blow-by-Blow Quantcast
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Nancy Wilson One uploaded photo, credit card number or status update at a time, we are relinquishing our privacy and anonymity. 
4/14/2009 State privacy laws may undercut electronic medical records  Ars Technica John Timmer A study looks at correlations between stated medical privacy laws and the adoption of electronic record keeping by the hospitals within a state, and finds that an emphasis on privacy may decrease the rate of adoption of electronic systems.
4/11/2009 Texas House OKs Bill To Protect Teacher Records Reporting  CBS 11 Dallas Stephanie Lucero A measure pulling some identifying information about Texas school teachers and employees from public records is headed to the Senate.  
4/3/2009 Senators introduce bill to curb mobile spam CNET News Stephanie Condon Two U.S. Senators have introduced a bill to curb mobile spam.
4/2/2009 Physician groups press FTC for exemption from Red Flag Rules Wolters Kluwer   Physicians' groups want an exemption from the May 1 compliance deadline for the Red Flags Rule.
4/1/2009 Cybersecurity law would give feds unprecedented net control The Register Dan Goodin Early reaction to a cybersecurity bill introduced by two U.S. senators yesterday is mixed.
4/1/2009 Senate Legislation Would Federalize Cybersecurity Washington Post Joby Warrick and Walter Pincus Two U.S. Senators will introduce legislation to shore up the government's defenses against cyberattacks. 
3/31/2009 Proposed NJ Law Would Require Social Nets To Police Sites Online Media Daily Wendy Davis Cyberlaw experts are skeptical about proposed New Jersey legislation that would require social networking sites to revoke user access in certain circumstances. 
3/30/2009 Private Eyes:  state should pass laws to curb use of our personal data The Patriot News   Two bills in the Pennsylvania Senate aim to cut down on the collection and use of citizens' personal information without their consent.
3/26/2009 Dish Network sued over do-not-call rules Denver Post Steve Raabe The U.S. Department of Justice has filed suit against satellite television provider Dish Network for violating the terms of the Do Not Call Registry.
3/24/2009 Courts rule in favor of online retailers in privacy law cases InternetRetailer.com   A report on what appears to be an emerging exemption of online retailers from certain privacy laws created in the brick-and-mortar age. 
3/24/2009 House Votes to Create Privacy Officers at DHS Common Dreams Matthew Allee The House of Representatives yesterday passed legislation to create more privacy posts in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). 
3/16/2009 Behavioral advertising bill being drafted SC Magazine Angela Moscaritolo Three U.S. congressmen are drafting a bill that would require companies to disclose to users that their Internet activity is being tracked for behavioral advertising purposes.
3/13/2009 A Call to Legislate Internet Privacy New York Times Saul Hansell The new chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet wants an Internet privacy bill passed.
3/9/2009 California privacy law challenged by banks AZ Central Bloomberg News The banking industry is challenging a 2003 California law restricting financial institutions from sharing customer information among company units without consent.
3/7/2009 California's data breach law may get an update Network World Robert McMillan The first-in-the-nation data breach notification law is due for a makeover, according to California State Senator Joe Simitian. 
2/25/2009 The Internet Safety Act launches a new battle on privacy Christian Science Monitor Tom Regan Privacy advocates have expressed opposition to House and Senate bills introduced last week that would require Internet service providers and others to retain users' Internet records for a period of two years in order to aid law enforcement investigations. 
2/20/2009 Mixed reception to Mass. Data regs changes Mass High Tech Business News Galen Moore Many Massachusetts business owners breathed a sigh of relief after the state Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) extended the compliance deadline for strict new data protection rules, but some say another one of the OCABR's changes may lead to confusion.
2/19/2009 Bill proposes ISPs, Wi-Fi keep logs for police Cnet News Declan McCullagh Two Texas Republicans have proposed legislation that would require Internet service providers and others to retain user Internet records for a period of two years.
1/30/2009 Industry Giants to Weigh in on US Privacy Laws PC World Robert McMillan The Consumer Privacy Legislative Forum will release a set of recommendations for new data-privacy legislation next month
1/20/2009 State Data Breach Notification Laws:  Have They Helped? SearchSecurity.com Bruce Schneier and Marcus Ranum Bruce Schneier and Marcus Ranum face off on whether states' breach notifications laws have helped reduce identity theft by encouraging companies to beef up security. 
1/12/2009 Bill aims to end driver's license fingerprint rule:  drivers now have to supply their prints tmc.net   Oklahoma Republican Senator Randy Brogdon has introduced a measure to prevent public safety officials from requiring the biometric data of driver's license applicants.
1/7/2009 Extortion Manhunt Highlights Need for Privacy Controls PCWorld Erik Larkin Erik Larkin makes a case for implementing overarching privacy and security rules to help prevent incidents such as one currently under investigation by the FBI. 
1/7/2009 Feinstein introduces data security bills nextgov   In addition to introducing a bill to protect Social Security numbers in public records, on her return to Capitol Hill earlier this week California Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation that would require entities to notify consumers in the event of a data breach.
12/19/2008 Passport File Snoop Gets Probation ABC News Jason Ryan The former State Department contractor who breached the passport files of several well-known persons has been sentenced to 12 months probation.
12/18/2008 Joe the Plumber' bill to become law Dayton Daily News William Hershey Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has vowed to sign what has been dubbed the 'Joe the Plumber' bill.
12/15/2008 Data Breaches:  Ignorance is Dangerous TechNews World Pam Greenberg More than five years have passed since the watershed ChoicePoint breach pushed California's landmark data breach notification law and the problem of data security into the national spotlight. 
12/11/2008 CDT to Obama:  advent of "the cloud" makes privacy laws dated ars Technica Julian Sanchez The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) issued a transition agenda for the Obama administration earlier this week.
12/2/2008 Obama's attorney general pick:  Good on privacy? cnet News Declan McCullagh President-elect Barack Obama announced Eric Holder as his pick for Attorney General. 
11/30/2008 Massachusetts Passes Security Law Multichannel news Linda Haugsted A Massachusetts data protection law that goes into effect May 1, 2009 is "very ahead of the curve," says a data security law expert. 
11/27/2008 Guilty Verdict in Cyberbullying Case Provokes Many Questions Over Online Identity  New York Times Brian Stelter Fabricating an online identity could hold higher stakes going forward if the verdict in a recent cyberbullying case stands.
11/24/2008 Q&A Interview with Chairman Kovacic IAPP   Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic discusses online advertising, breach laws and "walkin' the walk" on privacy protections.
11/14/2008 Business Community Given Additional Time To Comply With Identity Theft Prevention Regulations Office of Consumer Affairs Deval Patrick The Massachusetts Office of Business Affairs and Consumer Regulation has extended the deadline for complying with new data protection standards. 
11/12/2008 Law in the pipeline to protect data The Royal Gazette Jonathan Kent In last week's Throne Speech, officials announced plans to draft electronic data protection legislation. They hope it will help ease business dealings with the European Union. 
11/7/2008 Conflicting Interests Pose Huge Challenge To Privacy Policies Dark Reading Tim Wilson The conflicting interests of stakeholders in large organizations make developing privacy policies difficult.
11/7/2008 Get ready for data privacy regs Mass High Tech Galen Moore New data privacy rules set forth by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation have companies in that state readying for compliance.
11/3/2008 Cisco Study Examines Employee Data Security TMCnet.com David Sims How effective are corporate security policies and why do employees break them or abide by them? 
11/3/2008 Obama v. McCain:  New Tech Policy Scorecards Washington Post Rob Pegoraro Rob Pegoraro updates readers on the technology-policy positions of Barack Obama and John McCain. Pegoraro cites two recently released tech policy scorecards and endorsements by tech figures such as Linux's Linus Torvalds and Google's Eric Schmidt. 
10/30/2008 United States, Intellectual Property, Massachusetts Data Security Regulations Impose strict Controls on Employers and Retailers, Impact Outsourcing Relationships Mondaq Peter McLaughlin Peter McLaughlin of Foley & Lardner details new Massachusetts data security regulations that go into effect January 1, 2009. 
10/29/2008 Privacy laws needed to curb surveillance, says Schneier ComputerWeekly Warwick Ashford Bruce Schneier says a comprehensive set of privacy laws is necessary to prevent the death of privacy
10/27/2008 Data tools outstrip laws, policies Federal Computerworld Ben Bain A report released earlier this month on counterterrorism technologies and privacy states that laws and regulations for protecting civil liberties have failed to keep up with new technologies for aiding national security
10/24/2008 Administration to Bypass Reporting Law New York Times Charlie Savage The annual report of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) chief privacy officer will be subject to amending by DHS and White House officials under the administration's plans to bypass a 2007 law forbidding the practice.
10/21/2008 United States, Labour and Employment, Massachusetts issues Comprehensive data security regulations Mondaq Laura Bernardo Sorafine Laura Bernardo Sorafine outlines new regulations that go into effect January 1 in the state of Massachusetts. The regulations complement the data security law put in place after the TJX data breach to help protect Massachusetts residents from identity theft. 
10/20/2008 Justices take case on illegal workers and penalties for identity theft New York Times Adam Liptak Yesterday's Supreme Court decision on a man convicted of identity theft is expected to have a big impact on what has been a divisive issue for lower courts. 
10/17/2008 Note to McCain, Obama:  Don't forget information security cnet News Jon Oltsik Jon Oltsik acknowledges that the new U.S. president will have seemingly bigger fish to fry when he takes office in January, but says he and Congress need to finish some information security initiatives that have already been started. 
10/16/2008 New Data Privacy Law Set for Firms Wall Street Journal Ben Worthen A Nevada law just went into effect that requires encryption of personally identifiable customer data, and lawmakers in other states are headed in a similar direction. 
10/9/2008 A global paradigm for protecting data New York Law Journal David Bender David Bender says that with increasing cross-border data flows, the need for a "global data protection paradigm" is imminent. 
10/7/2008 Presidential candidates offer little change to privacy protection Medill Reports Benjamin Miraski Experts agree that, based on the lack of specifics from the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, it is unlikely that much will be done in the next administration to restore Americans' privacy protections that have eroded since the Patriot Act passed. 
9/25/2008 United States, Intellectual Property, New Connecticut Law Regarding Data Security/Destruction and Social Security Numbers Mondaq Andrew Serwin A law to safeguard the personal information of Connecticut residents goes into effect October 1.
9/5/2008 Part of state's financial privacy law upheld San Francisco Chronicle Bob Egelko California consumers have more control over their personal financial information now that a federal appeals court has reinstated portions of the state's financial privacy law.
8/6/2008 E-Mail Hacking Case Could Redefine Online Privacy The Washington Post Ellen Nakashima A case before the California federal appeals court has the potential to undermine wiretapping laws, some legal experts say. The Washington Post reports that the court is looking at a lower court's definition of "interception," which brought an acquittal in a 2007 wiretapping case now being appealed by the plaintiffs. 
7/31/2008 Pro-Privacy initiatives are getting out of hand cnetnews.com Don Reisinger In a CNet "Digital Home" blog, Don Reisinger says the pro-privacy initiative is being taken too far. Reisinger is a self-described privacy advocate who has "repeatedly taken ISPs and cell phone companies to task for the way they have acted on privacy issues." 
7/25/2008 Privacy Act II  Federal Computer Week Ben Bain The Senate Appropriations Committee this month approved a State Department funding measure on the condition that the department improves data protection for its passport database.
7/19/2008 Library confrontation points up privacy dilemma Yahoo! News John Curran The search for a missing 12-year-old Vermont girl tested the U.S. Patriot Act recently when librarians at the Kimball Public Library refused to allow police detectives' seizure of the library's public-access computers without a warrant.
7/16/2008 MMA Issues Mobile Privacy Guidelines Online Media Daily Mark Walsh Mobile marketers have a new roadmap for privacy thanks to the Mobile Marketing Association's (MMA) release of new global privacy guidelines earlier this week. 
7/15/2008 TRUSTe Responds to Consumer Privacy Threats With Major Expansion www.truste.org   Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel Partners has invested in privacy protection. The firm completed first-round financing with TRUSTe, the San Francisco-based online privacy monitor and certifier. With the funds, TRUSTe will broaden its market reach and add new services to its existing suite of privacy protection solutions. 
7/7/2008 Businesses Falling Short of Privacy Laws New York Times Ana Patricia Ferrey According to a new survey by data protection firm Iron Mountain, a significant number of companies are not familiar with state privacy laws, and nearly one-third were unfamiliar with federal privacy law.  According to the New York Times, the survey of 115 privacy professionals found that only 59 percent were confident in their knowledge of their state's privacy laws. The survey was conducted in advance of new, stricter consumer protection provisions under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA).
6/20/2008 Time to update the Privacy Act? Federal Computer Week Mary Mosquera The Privacy Act may be updated, says a Federal Computer Week report. "There is no question that the Privacy Act of 1974 is not up to the realities of 2008 and the Age of Information," said Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. 
6/10/2008 DOD funds research into info sharing Government Computer News William Jackson Six universities will share a $7.5 million dollar Defense Department (DOD) grant to help agencies find ways to share sensitive information while also ensuring privacy and security of that information.
6/3/2008 Google attacked over privacy policy visibility cnetnews.com Anne Broache The debate concerning the location of Google's privacy policy continues. Yesterday, a coalition of privacy advocate groups sent a letter to the company's CEO questioning the conspicuousness of its policy.
6/2/2008 California Privacy Chief Says Google Should Improve Disclosure New York Times Saul Hansell Saul Hansell's quest to interpret California's Online Privacy Protection Act continues. The law mandates that commercial Web site operators post their privacy policies conspicuously on their homepage or on the first significant page users reach after entering a Web site.
5/30/2008 Is Google Violating a California Privacy Law? New York Times Saul Hansell In his New York Times blog, Saul Hansell looks into California's Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003, which mandates operators of commercial Web sites to post their privacy policies on the homepage of their sites, or on the first significant page after entering the Web site.
5/28/2008 Histradrut, employers draft agreement over employee computer privacy Haaretz Ruth Sinai Labor and employer organizations have come to consensus on the degree of privacy employees should have while using a workplace computer, and on what access employers should be permitted.
5/28/2008 Technical Working Group Studying RP Data Privacy Bills INQUIRER.net Erwin Oliva The consensus at a recent Philippines technical working group meeting was that the nation adopt the European Union framework on data privacy when developing data privacy bills, says a report on Inquirer.net. 
5/16/2008 Data Shuffling as a way to protect privacy Network World Alpha Doggs Oklahoma State University's Technology Business Assessment Group has provided $100,000 to fund a project aimed at protecting the privacy of online data using the data shuffling method. The project, "Developing Data Protection Software Based on Data Shuffling," involves faculty researchers from OSU and the University of Kentucky. 
5/12/2008 Proposed Privacy rules rile small brokerage firms Investment News Bruce Kelly Proposed changes to the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Regulation S-P have small and independent-contractor brokerage firms feeling overburdened and worried for their futures. 
4/15/2008 IBM proposes global security organization Washington Technology Alice Lipowicz Tech giant IBM's public sector consulting group says a global security watchdog organization is needed to provide increased protection to people and infrastructure worldwide. 
3/10/2008 Changing a mindset: Audits are no longer one-off events SC Magazine Bryan Cote Time was, security audits were infrequent, imprecise and protracted affairs. Today, however, companies can expect to be audited on a more regular basis and, depending on their line of business, for compliance with multiple regulations, such as HIPAA, GLBA and other legal and industry standards.
2/28/2008 NZ Privacy Commish Wants Mandatory Breach Notice Computer World Staff Writer New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Marie Schroff is in favor of implementing a mandatory data breach notice, even though her office recently finalized a set of recommendations for voluntary notice. 
2/27/2008 FTC Chair Majoras to Step Down The Wall Street Journal Martinne Geller In a report broken by The Wall Street Journal and reported by Reuters, insiders have said Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras will resign from her post next month to accept a position as vice president and general counsel at consumer products giant Procter & Gamble.
2/26/2008 Opinion: Feds Don't Practice The Privacy They Preach Information Week George Hulme George Hulme, writing for InformationWeek's Security Weblog says that federal agencies talk a good game when it comes to privacy, writing rules and regulations for private industry to follow, but when it comes to walking the walk, government falls short of the mark.
2/26/2008 FTC Content To Observe Impact Of IAB Guidelines ClickZ.com Kate Kaye According to ClickZ, the Federal Trade Commission has opted to take a "wait and see" approach to new privacy guidelines put forth by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). The IAB's guidelines touch broadly on five areas of concern to the FTC, including notice, collection, use, security and accountability.
2/12/2008 Interactive Map Tracks Progress Of Privacy Laws CSO Magazine Scott Berinato CSO Magazine has published an article on the progress of data breach notification laws in the U.S., including an interactive map that allows the reader to click on a state and see whether or not the state has a law either on the books or pending, along with a summary of the law's provisions.
1/30/2008 TRUSTe, Ponemon Name 2007's Most Trusted Companies marketwire.com Morgan McDowell Privacy seal program administrator TRUSTe, along with privacy and data security think-tank Ponemon Institute this week announced that HP, Inuit and AOL were found to be the three "most trusted companies for privacy" for 2007. 
1/21/2008 OMB To Review Federal Agency Compliance Records Federal Computer Week Mary Mosquera The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) plans this year to begin reviewing the privacy compliance records of federal agencies under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
1/18/2008 Information Commissioner's Office Investigates Facebook BBC News Chris Vallance The BBC reports that the Information Commissioner's Office will look into complaints by former Facebook users who said they were unable to entirely delete their profiles after quitting the social networking utility.
1/17/2008 New Hampshire Balks At Product Tracking Bill New Hampshire Business Review   A bill that would require New Hampshire stores to post warnings to consumers over the presence of RFID chips on products or packaging within stores has been sent to committee for further study.
1/16/2008 Arizona Names Joublanc State's CPO Government Technology News Report Mary Beth Joublanc, a lawyer with more than thirty years' experience in healthcare, compliance, and risk management, has been appointed to serve as chief privacy officer for the State of Arizona.
1/15/2008 Advocates And Activists Protest RFID Baby IDs World Net Daily Jerome Corsi Privacy and anti-RFID activists in Ohio are expressing concern over the proliferation of RFID in the state's birthing centers, where more than half of facilities now use radio-chipped identification bracelets to prevent abductions and mix-ups. 
1/14/2008 Speier To Run For Lantos' Congressional Seat San Francisco Chronicle Marisa Lagos Following the announced retirement of 14-term Congressman Tom Lantos, who is battling esophageal cancer, former state Senator Jackie Speier will vie for the Democratic nomination to replace Lantos in California's 12th District.
12/30/2007 Scholars Discuss Privacy In The Information Age NPR   James Rule, the author of Privacy in Peril, and a scholar at the Center for the Study of Law and Society at University of California-Berkeley, joins Kathryn Montgomery, a professor at American University's School of Communication, for a discussion on privacy and how to safeguard it. 
12/16/2007 2007 Brings Internet Privacy Into Focus The Sunday Times Dominic Rushe In response to criticism about data retention policies and online privacy, the major search engines have tightened up their privacy policies in the past year
12/11/2007 United Kingdom: New Guidance On What Constitutes "Personal Data" Mondaq Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP The Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") has recently issued technical guidance, entitled "Data Protection Technical Guidance: Determining what is personal data" ("the Guidance") for data protection purposes. 
12/11/2007 Security Firm Predicts 2008 Will Be The Year Of The iPhone Attacks vnunet.com Robert Jaques Cybercriminals will focus their efforts on hacking into the popular iPhone, according to security company Arbor Network. The firm predicts that the assaults are likely to take place as the result of malware embedded secretly into images or other media that does damage on the iPhone's Web browser.
12/10/2007 Security Experts: Managing Risk Drives Security Strategy vnunet.com Clement James More than 70 percent of the senior security personnel who attended a recent CSO Interchange in London said that securing their networks is harder than ever.
12/7/2007 New Law Would Require CEO To Certify Data Protection Safeguards The Times Rhys Blakely Changes in UK data protection laws are likely to face fierce opposition from companies that collect and store large amounts of personal data.
12/4/2007 12 Questions For The Board Of Directors Internet Business Law Services Mark Foley A dozen questions for board oversight of data privacy and security.
11/26/2007 Opinion: The New Urgent Threats To Privacy  Forbes.com Robert Ellis Smith Privacy Journal Publisher Robert Ellis Smith writes a regular column on privacy for the Web site forbes.net. In this column, he reveals the meaning of the new buzz words in the surveillance world: uberveillance, pervasive computing, ingestible bugs, ambient intelligence, ubiquitous computing, human-area networking, "community of interests," biobanking and nanotechnology. 
11/20/2007 Industry Experts Discuss Need For Privacy, Security Officers To Collaborate searchsecurity.com Bill Brenner During the recent (ISC)2 SecureBoston conference, industry experts stressed the importance of aligning the privacy and security resources within an organization -- especially in the area of devising an effective breach response plan.
11/13/2007 Employers Play Hard Ball With At-Risk Workers The Washington Post Beth Baker Recent attempts by many companies to control healthcare costs have led to policies that are raising eyebrows among privacy advocates and employees. 
11/7/2007 Data Audit Market Benefits From Compliance Demands eweek.com Brian Prince The value of the database auditing and real-time protection market is estimated to be about $450 million -- a figure expected to double by 2010, according to a recent Forrester report, "The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Database Auditing and Real-Time Protection, Q4 2007." 
10/24/2007 Firms Still Behind in Managing Privacy Compliance, Says Survey bernama.com   More firms in Malaysia will recognize the importance of privacy compliance and data protection as public awareness of the issue expands, according to Jason Yuen, Information Technology Security Director for Deloitte Malaysia's Enterprise Risk Services Group.
9/20/2007 Privacy Fears Behind Attempts To Pass Anti-RFID Legislation Computer World Matt Hamblen Speakers addressed the impact of concern over RFID tagging and the impact on legislative efforts to restrict uses of the technology during RFID World: Boston. An industry trade group representative from the American Electronics Association said that RFID and privacy "are taken very seriously in state governments across the U.S." 
9/18/2007 Global Privacy Standards Needed FT.com Eric Schmidt Eric Schmidt, Google's Chief Executive and Chairman, writes in this op-ed that the company is seeking "new privacy rules to govern the increasingly transparent world that is emerging today." 

 
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