Privacy & Security Law Report: Index-Summary

OBSCENITY

– Child pornography

– National standard adopted, CAN-SPAM Act phrase “material falsification” not unconstitutionally vague (9th Cir.), 1611

OECD

See ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)

OHIO

– Databases, new law bars unauthorized searches by government employees, 43
– Dish Network and dealers, FTC and state AGs allege no call and state law violations (C.D. Ill.), 497
– E-mails deleted, county board must attempt to recover in FOIA request (Ohio), 14
– Ohio Univ., breach of alumni database, schools and fired IT managers settle claim, audit report to be released (Ohio Ct. C.P.), 561
– Prerecorded messages, Ass'n Health Care Mgmt. case dismissed, failed to meet amount-in-controversy requirement (S.D. Ohio), 442
– Spam, state law preempted, evidence tampering claims inadequate (S.D. Ohio), 560
– Unauthorized computer access, dominatrix solicitation using work computer (Ohio Ct. App.), In Brief, 718

OKLAHOMA

– Data breaches, Human Services Dep't laptop with client data stolen from employee's car, 670
– Junk faxes, citizens may individually sue under TCPA (Okla.), 874
– Medical records, retirement facility employee giving patient files to EEOC legitimate reason for firing (U.S., rev den), 396; In Brief, 406; data copying not misappropriation of property (Okla.), 1386
– Prescription data, bill restricts use for marketing, 256

ONLINE COMMERCE

See ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

OPEN GOVERNMENT ACT

– FOIA ombudsman office

– – Budget FY2009, Omnibus Appropriations Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1105

– – Nisbet named ombudsman by NARA, 868
– – Obama offers new hope for possible funding, 191

– Senate Judiciary Comm. hearing on reform adoption, 1429

OREGON

– Stalking, spam e-mails need to threaten safety to meet level (Or. Ct. App.), In Brief, 635

ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)

– Data protection, global framework

– – Viewpoint, 62
– – Workshop, FTC Leibowitz says will enforce requirements and seek global common ground, 461; FDIC analyst says self-regulatory guidance may be best model, 462

– Money laundering detection guide, OECD releases, In Brief, 1506

OUTSOURCING

– Alberta, Personal Information Protection Act, amendments proposed, 1574
– DHS E-Verify system, DHS seeks comments on designated agent process, In Brief, 994
– Economic crisis and offshoring raise threat of insider breaches and trade secrets theft, McAfee reports, 234
– Germany, new data protection law, Practice Aid, 1625
– India clears amendments to IT Act to protect personal information, 16; bill includes damages provision, 17; businesses should still be concerned about lack of framework data protection law, In Brief, 49; bill contains broad data security standards, rules not yet drafted, 248; industry self-regulatory council sends recommendations for new rules, 739; amended law takes effect but implementing rules incomplete, 1574
– Morocco adopts data protection law, 563
– Philippines, congressional working group to meet on revised data protection law, 435; bill progresses, changes include breach notice and penalties, 1239
– Portugal, new law sets rules for consumer call centers, 838
– Standard contractual clauses, Art. 29 Working party releases opinion on proposed update, especially with regards to sub-sub processors, 457
– U.K. data breaches, BSI says half of businesses questioned had breaches, 838
– Uruguay sets up data protection authority, EC certification process under way, 783; Uruguay finalizes rules, 1391