Privacy & Security Law Report: Index-Summary

JAILS

JAPAN

– Cell phones, move to limit use of internet and location data for targeted ads, 1282
– Data breaches

– – Brokerage firm, data manager stole client data and sold to marketers, 566; worker arrested, Japan financial regulators release data security guidelines, 991; no ID theft shown yet, 1097
– – Insurance unit, ALICO customer data misuse reported, 1097

– Foreign resident national card, In Brief, 314
– Police ask ISPs and carriers to retain communication logs for three months, 1537
– Taxpayer's claim of IRS improper data disclosure remanded (9th Cir.), 1146

JOURNAL

– Ed. Note: A list of upcoming conferences and meetings appears at the end of selected issues.

JUNK FAXES

See FAXES

JURISDICTION

– Bomb, air traveler allegedly monitored for saying word has standing for civil rights claims (D.C. Cir.), 399
– CFAA, civil claim that loss above statutory minimum yields federal jurisdiction (N.D. Tex.), 441
– Cloud computing

– – Analysis and Perspective, 425
– – IAPP Privacy Academy explores issues, 1398

– Defamation, anonymous web speakers will not be identified without evidence of jurisdiction (D.D.C.), 301
– Google, video shows taunts of Down syndrome boy, case against officials remains before judge, jurisdictional issues not decided (Tribunale di Milano), 308; ruling postponed, In Brief, 474; Italy has jurisdiction, 502; Milan court retains criminal and privacy cases, sends related case to Rome, 631; Google says IT not available then to restrict video post, In Brief, 718; trial granted use of fast-track process, 782; trial postponed, closed to media and public, In Brief, 966; court date set, In Brief, 1440
– Hacking, using a Cal.-based anonymizer service to access Yahoo account creates jurisdiction (N.D. Cal.), In Brief, 1539
– NebuAd deep packet inspection, no jurisdiction over out-of-state ISPs (N.D. Cal.), In Brief, 1506
– USPS co-branding efforts, worker unjust enrichment challenge on alleged personal data disclosure dismissed (W.D. Wash.), 1277
– Whois databases listing does not prove domain ownership, not enough to pierce corporate veil (D.S.D.), 711
– Yahoo fined over refusal to disclose user data to Belgian prosecutors (Dendermonde Crim. Dist. Ct.), 404

JURY INSTRUCTIONS

– Google search of defendant by juror result in new trial (S.D.), In Brief, 1393
– Software unauthorized use, sanction granted for post-notice deletion (W.D. Ky.), In Brief, 1152

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT (DOJ)

– Antitrust Div. chief, Obama nominates Varney, In Brief, 210
– Budget FY2009, Omnibus Appropriations Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1105

– FOIA ombudsman office still lacks funding, 191
– Information sharing advisory group releases report, In Brief, 22
– Political affiliations, DOJ job applicants may proceed with Privacy Act claims (D.D.C.), In Brief, 1393