Hinderliter v. Humphries

In this appeal from an order dismissing a county police officer’s suit against the county and certain county officials, we must interpret Virginia’s Privacy Protection Act of 1976, Code § 2.1-377 through § 2.1-386 (the Act).

Initially, the background, purpose, and provisions of the Act should be examined. In 1974, the General Assembly adopted a resolution directing the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council (VALC) to study and report upon the matter of computer privacy and security. S.J.R. 10, Acts 1974 at 1511. This study was generated by proliferation in the use of automated data processing…