Privacy Year in Review: 2012

With the release of privacy reports by the White House and the Federal Trade Commission, a backlash on requesting access to employees' social media accounts, and the first enforcement of California's Online Privacy Protection Act, privacy law dominated the headlines in 2012. Leita Walker and David Merritt, associates at Faegre Baker Daniels, authored "Privacy Year in Review" for the Winter 2013 ABA newsletter in which they highlighted some of the most notable bills and court decisions in privacy law in 2012.