Rethinking Records Retention
A Less is More Strategy for Data Risk Mitigation
Data Retention and Document Holds
Healthcare Document Retention
The NYDFS Updates Its Stringent Cybersecurity Regulations. Is This a Bellwether of Coming Industry Change? - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Spring Cleaning for Legal Teams: The Cloud and Defensible Deletion of Data
M365 in 5 – Part 7: Teams Audio/Video (A/V) Conferencing
M365 in 5 – Part 6: Teams Channels – The virtual collaboration workspace
M365 in 5 – Part 5: Teams Chats – Modern communications
M365 in 5 – Part 4: Teams – An introduction to collaboration
M365 in 5 – Part 3: OneDrive for Business – Protected personal collaboration
M365 in 5 – Part 2: SharePoint Online – The new file-share environment
M365 in 5 – Part 1: Exchange Online – Not just a mailbox
Sitting with the C-Suite: Information Governance and eDiscovery - Key Compliance Issues for In-House Counsel
Sitting with the C-Suite: Trial Teams – Narrowing Data through Centric Search
Sitting with the C-Suite: Normalizing Business Practices through Litigation Data
Compliance Perspectives: Regulatory Conflicts in Data Privacy Laws
Jones Day Presents: Effect of GDPR, CCPA, and FTC on Blockchains
[WEBINAR] Public Records Act - Taming the Email Tiger
E14: The Three Pillars of GDPR
On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) published an updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Rule) in the Federal Register. The updates are effective June 23, 2025. But...more
Data Resilience Masterclass: Navigating the Risks of the Digital Age - Data Risk and Resilience is a critical topic for modern businesses, especially within industries that handle vast amounts of sensitive information....more
Businesses take heed: California state officials just warned that the law prohibits you from collecting unnecessary data and retaining data for longer than necessary. The California Privacy Protection Agency published its...more
On January 9, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its first ever prohibition on the use, sale and disclosure of sensitive location data against X- Mode Social and Outlogic (“X-Mode”), a location data broker. Only...more
On February 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a complaint and proposed consent order against Blackbaud, Inc. concerning a 2020 data security incident that included a ransomware demand and payment....more
On February 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a proposed settlement with that would require Blackbaud Inc. (“Blackbaud”) to delete personal data it does not need to retain and upgrade...more
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule requires operators of websites and online services that are directed to children under 13 years of age, or that have “actual knowledge” they are collecting personal information...more
Employee communication methods have undergone a dramatic makeover during the past five years — indeed, it sometimes seems, from month to month. Slack, a collaboration tool for workplaces, has been among the forces upending...more
Providers in the mobility space take note. The Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate, Andmekaitse Inspektsioon, conducted a short term vehicle rental sweep that could be important in light of a declared connected vehicle...more
This post deals with another data breach, yes, hackers were able to compromise the organization’s systems and exfiltrate personal information relating to over 45,000 Pennsylvania and Ohio residents. However, there are several...more
Remember the early days of email when there was such a thing as a clean and organized inbox? I remember I would even create separate folders and organize my messages according to themes. And then at some point, that effort...more
Short, often informal messages have become an increasingly prevalent form of business communication. Whether by sending a simple text message or using a communication application like WhatsApp, Slack, or MS Teams, employees...more
Our 2022 Data Security Incident Response Report discussed how businesses can be better positioned to meet the tight data breach notification deadlines now imposed in dozens of countries worldwide. In particular, we...more
E-Discovery is an ever-changing field. There’s always new technology cropping up—whether it’s a means of communication that legal teams need to account for or a new software solution that promises to change how e-discovery...more
What do obscenity and data minimization have in common? As Justice Potter Stewart famously wrote in his concurring opinion to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the 1964 free speech case Jacobellis v. Ohio, “I know it...more
Incorporating data deletion practices into information governance initiatives provides many operational and cost-saving benefits. Retention policies should address what type of data to keep, for how long, and which devices...more
Due in large part to unlimited cloud storage and the ever-evolving list of new cloud-based tools and applications, organizations are creating more data than ever before. This can create risk, increase cost, and weigh down...more
Ephemeral messaging applications are considered solutions for data protection and privacy concerns (Blink, And I’m Gone: E-Discovery Challenges and Considerations With Ephemeral Messaging). However, courts are wary of...more
To better understand how technology continues to affect the legal industry, you just have to look at case law and the resulting court rulings, particularly in regards to eDiscovery and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...more
Be honest: does your office look like this? There are two basic approaches to managing stuff of all kinds, from paper and digital files to clothing and personal items: are you more of a maximalist who keeps everything or a...more
How much data is your organization obligated to preserve for ediscovery in a pending or anticipated litigation matter? What steps should you take to preserve that data?...more
Microsoft Teams has offered “a new way to work and learn for a new digital age” throughout the rollercoaster that is the pandemic. Bridging the gap between the office and the remote work environment, Teams enables users to...more
You know that cleaning out the garage is a good idea. You would have more storage space and would even be able to put the car into the garage, which is better for security, for keeping it clean, and for ensuring an easy start...more
New York City tenants harboring “big brother” concerns over landlords abusing data collected through smart access (i.e., keyless entry) systems will soon be able to rest easier. Following California, Virginia, and the British...more
The concept of early case assessment (ECA) hasn’t changed with the times — the name of the game is still getting a clear, upfront picture of the issue at hand, as well as any liabilities or potential costs. But what has...more