Privacy & Security Law Report: Index-Summary

VERMONT

– Prescription drug data mining, bill to delay law proposed, Special Report, 211

VETERANS

VIDEO PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

– Facebook Beacon

– – Cal., class action alleges numerous federal law violations (N.D. Cal.), 629
– – Tex., class complaint alleges Blockbuster violated (E.D. Tex.), 629

VIDEOTAPING

See SURVEILLANCE

VIETNAM

– Data protection, government to propose new legislation, In Brief, 1235
– E-commerce survey reveals weak rules and lack of confidence limits expansion, 545
– Pathfinder project, Vietnam enthusiastic participant, 1273

VIRGINIA

– Background checks, rule requires for lenders and brokers, In Brief, 1233
– Collaborative approach to information security, program wins national award, 1445
– Credit reports, consumer freeze bills clear both chambers, 273; bill passed, 364; governor offered substitute language, 381; law takes effect July 1, 475
– Data breach notification bill introduced, 118; bills clear chambers, 237; House approves, 311; bill passed, 364; governor signs, 431; compliance obligations, Special Report, 984
– Land records, First Amendment protects SSN posting despite state statutory ban (E.D. Va.), 1338
– Spam law constitutional, e-mail marketer conviction proper (Va.), 353; rehearing granted, In Brief, 751; justices reverse position, hold ban violates anonymous speech rights, 1385
– SSN limitation bill introduced, 118; governor signs, Analysis and Perspective, 429

VIRUSES

– Trojan Horse, Monster.com, FTC closes inquiry, 296

VISAS

See TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP)

– E-911, FCC chair wants vote on rulemaking, 1192; FCC issues proposed rule notice, 1259; FCC issues final order, 1537
– FCC should decide whether providers are “carriers” (9th Cir.), In Brief, 792
– McAfee virtual criminology report lists as target of hackers, 11
– Spoofing, Fla. law challenges (S.D. Fla.), 1547

VOTING

– Absentee voting by mail, whether government required to endorse first invention to meet privacy requirements (U.S., rev den), 1551
– Campaign contribution probe, financial records privacy suit against Fed. Election Comm'n to proceed (N.D. Ill.), 1543
– Election data, public interest in monitoring outweighs security concerns (Ariz. Super. Ct.), 126
– Ind. voter ID law upheld (U.S., judg aff), 669
– Prerecorded political phone calls

See ROBOCALLS

– Presidential election

– – Candidates' passports files accessed, contract workers fired, 459
– – Financial impact of cyber risks, new ANSI and ISA industry guide highlights, 1540
– – Libertarian candidate supports initiative to discuss privacy in debates, 1336
– – McCain issues privacy plan encouraging industry self-regulation, 1223
– – Next administration probably to renew focus on privacy, 1286; EPIC initiative, 1286
– – Technology Policy Institute debate, representatives spar over candidate's policies, 1538
– – Transition council, executive order to allow early clearances, 1500

– Registrations

– – Hacking, Sec'y of State Web site temporarily disabled after attack, In Brief, 1552
– – Tenn. bill prohibits use of SSNs, governor signs, Analysis and Perspective, 429