Privacy & Security Law Report: Index-Summary

RADIO

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID)

– ABA Technology in the Practice and Workplace Comm. meeting, 712
– European Union (EU)

– – Children, data rights second to child's best interest, Art. 29 Working Party, In Brief, 343
– – Consumer opt-in emphasized in new privacy guidelines, privacy impact assessments urged, 743
– – Data protection reform overdue, EU telecommunications official warns of threats in video message, 596
– – Internet action plan covers wireless communication between objects, In Brief, 939

– Intelligent transport systems, top EU officials urge better privacy safeguards, 1101
– State legislation outlook, Special Report, 177; 637
– Wal-Mart Stores, new privacy policy contains some opt-ins and customer preference center, 1053
– Wash. to consider two use restriction measures, 5; new law restricts use but stops short of opt-in consent, labeling bill stalls, 637

REAL ID ACT

– DHS, Napolitano says rethinking, 528

RECORDKEEPING

– Commodity futures trading, e-mail and IM subject to recordkeeping, CFTC says, In Brief, 287
– Electronic commerce, boilerplate contract clauses, Analysis and Perspective, 1629
– Health care records

See E-HEALTH

– Privacy Act listing of agency systems

– – Energy Dep't, In Brief, 93
– – NRC, In Brief, 92

– Public records

See PUBLIC RECORDS

RETAILERS

– Cal., Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

– – E-mail requested by Pottery Barn at point of sale, suit not preempted by CAN-SPAM (Cal. Ct. App.), 1384
– – Jury trial not available on class claim of customers asked for home phone number (E.D. Cal.), In Brief, 1440
– – Party City, zip codes do not fall under state law (Cal. Ct. App.), 13
– – Williams-Sonoma, zip code collection and marketing use does not violate (Cal. Ct. App.), 1562

– Data breaches and retailer liability

See DATA BREACHES

– FACTA red flag rules

See FAIR AND ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS ACT (FACTA)

– Germany, DPA fines retail chain for tracking employee health information, 1284
– Improper disposal in dumpsters

– – CVS settles FTC and HHS cases (FTC), 295; pharmacist group asks FTC to continue probe citing concern about pharmacy benefits manager data, 464; CVS settles with Ind. AG (Ind. Pharm. Bd.), 1058
– – Lo Cost Rx, settlement approved (Ind. Pharm. Bd.), 875
– – Walgreens cases pending (Ind. Pharm. Bd.), 875; Walgreens settles with Ind. AG, 1058
– – Woolworth's, U.K. ICO probes improper disposal of customer records, 282

– Offshore accounts merchants, IRS to summon payment card processor to identify (D. Colo.), 586
– Pawn shop customer data collection (Alberta Ct. of Queen's Beach), In Brief, 91
– Payment card industry data security standard (PCI DSS)

See CREDIT CARDS

– Personal data printed on credit and debit card receipts

– – Federal claims

See FAIR AND ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS ACT (FACTA)

– – State bills

See CREDIT CARDS

– Return policies, collection of customer data probed by Ontario agency and Ernst & Young, 171

RFID

See RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID)

RHODE ISLAND

– Data disposal, state lawmakers approve bill requiring record destruction, 1614
– E-Verify, state can require use for vendors (R.I. Super. Ct.), In Brief, 599
– Prescription data, bill restricts use for marketing, 256

RISK MANAGEMENT

– Accounting privacy principles, update adds risk management and portable devices criteria, 1606
– Cloud computing, risks exist but old safeguards still apply, IAPP Privacy Summit, 475
– Data breaches, Hiscox report says many firms fail to tell SEC of risk to finances and reputation, 619
– E-health

– – FDA postmarket risk analysis system, GAO needs details on Sentinel Initiative, In Brief, 841
– – IAPP Privacy Summit panelists say security and privacy must proceed adoption to mitigate error propagation, 481

– IT cybersecurity warning, DHS issues baseline risk assessment, 1264
– Red flag rules, FTC officials say focus of new rule on flexibility, risk levels, and good faith efforts, 618

ROBOCALLS

– Auto warranty scammers, FTC sues two firms (N.D. Ill), 731; FTC obtains temporary restraining orders, 771
– Credit card rate marketer ordered to halt (N.C. Super. Ct.), In Brief, 568
– Dish Network and dealers, FTC and state AGs allege no call and state law violations (C.D. Ill.), 497
– Political prerecorded phone calls, state legislation outlook, Special Report, 177
– Unsolicited commercial calls, prior written consent required, 1263

RUSSIA

– Data protection, Consultative Council formed and website relaunched, 1501