Science, Computers & Technology, Electronic Discovery, Privacy

Safeguards against Data Security Breaches (Part Two) [Video]

by Fenwick & West LLP on 3/10/2013

?Are you looking to guard your company's “secret sauce?” Fenwick’s Robert Brownstone says companies should safeguard their data by limiting the number of employees with access to certain confidential information. Following up...more

Court Quotes Mark Zuckerberg’s Opinion Of Where Privacy Is Going On The Web

by Justin Capuano | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 2/20/2013

Since this blog’s inception we have frequently posted about the discovery of social media content; however, it is rare, indeed, when a decision we review cites to the opinion of a social media website’s chief executive...more

Data Management for Health Care Organizations: Is Your Head in the Sand? The Data Is Not There

by Ober|Kaler on 12/7/2012

It is virtually inevitable that health care companies will be called upon to preserve, collect, review and produce some portion of their electronic records. Health care companies face unique and complex challenges as they...more

Top 3 Concerns in Data Security [Video]

by Robert Brownstone | Fenwick & West LLP on 12/6/2012

In the video, Robert Brownstone, co-chair of Fenwick’s Electronic Information Management Group, describes how the world of data security impacts every organization regardless of size. He identifies three main areas of...more

What Does A Child Pornography Case Tell You About Computer Evidence?

by Christopher Hopkins on 11/28/2012

What Does a Child Pornography Case Tell You About Computer Evidence? was published in the November 2012 Palm Beach Bar Bulletin and discusses the recent United States v. Seiver case as well as the simple steps for lawyers,...more

EEOC Plaintiff Must Disclose Passwords to Former Employer

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 11/20/2012

A Colorado federal judge ordered that a person suing her former employer must provide all of her cell phone messages, social media passwords, and passwords to access any of her email accounts or blogs for the judge’s in...more

#Ediscovery & Biz Data Keeps you from Sleeping? Know Data Retention Policy's 4 Pillars. Primer.

by Wahab & Medenica LLC on 8/29/2012

Writing a Data Retention Policy may seem unimportant when there are so many other aspects of running a business that require your attention, but having one in place will save your company lot of time, money, and headache if...more

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: Big Data and the Law [Video]

by Dechert LLP on 7/30/2012

As the use of the internet and social media continues to increase rapidly, companies are being challenged to keep up with changing laws and the many ways in which customer and employee data flow in and out of their hands. In...more

Lawyers in the Cloud

by Christopher Hopkins on 7/13/2012

"Lawyers in the Cloud" explains the cloud storage system, risks, and how to assess whether to use large private systems or public systems like DropBox. From the July/August 2012 Palm Beach Bar Bulletin....more

Cybercrimes and the Workplace

by Heather Pruger on 6/20/2012

This article discusses that, in addition to civil liability that employment lawyers tend to be alert for in departing employee scenarios, departing employees can also be criminally liable for theft, misappropriation, or other...more

EU Meaning of Consent for data processing

by Robert Bond on 2/2/2012

Originally publisHed in E-Commerce Law & Policy in UK this article analyses the meaning of consent in the EU as it relates to processing of personal data....more

Bloomberg Law Q&A with Information Lawyer James Sherer

by James Sherer on 1/31/2012

James Sherer, a partner at Redgrave LLP, was asked by Bloomberg Law to address some questions surrounding Information Law, a relatively new and dynamic field that incorporates many diverse practice areas, including...more

Using Social Media in Pre-Litigation Investigation

by Heather Pruger on 9/15/2011

Pre-litigation practice pointers for locating, obtaining, and protecting the wealth of often-overlooked information that is voluntarily disclosed via social and other electronic media content. Published in the September 2011...more

Social Media, Cloud Computing and European Philosophy: An Examination of Proposed Amendments to Directive 95/46/EC and Their...

by James Sherer on 7/1/2011

On November 4, 2010, the European Commission released a proposal for "a comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union" (the "Proposal") which would modify current Directive 95/46/EC of the European...more

Memo on HHS's NPRM: HIPPA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures and Access Reports

by Cory S. Clements on 6/6/2011

On May 31, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (“Department”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) as authorized by the HITECH Act of 2009. Primarily, the proposed changes...more

Social Media: Too Powerful To Ignore (FBA-MD Newsletter)

by Heather Pruger on 6/3/2011

This article, published in the June 2011 issue of the newsletter of the Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, discusses the powerful tool that social media has become. Social media is too difficult to ignore and...more

Traveling the New Road to Data Privacy Regulation in the United States: An Examination of Recent U.S. Data Privacy Considerations...

by James Sherer on 6/1/2011

A spate of recent – and renewed – interest in data privacy by the U.S. Government should give those organizations that collect sensitive and personally-identifiable information from individual consumers reason to pause. And...more