Electronically stored information (ESI) and the issues, risks and management around ESI were clearly addressed in a version of the 2006 FRCP amendments. The power that ESI now has in courts around the world and especially in CA, has prompted Governor Schwarzenegger to approve and sign a new version of the California Electronic Discovery Act. To view the California Civil Discovery Act in its entirety, click here.
To read Amy Dugdale’s recent posting about this signing, click here.
An article was recently released in the Associated Press that addressed several important and relevant concerns over security and privacy related issues. It was written by Samantha Bomkamp and focused on the need to be aware of all areas of risk … not just those that seem obvious to you whenever you are submitting any personal identifying traits or any kind of confidential information to any company.
Even a company who offers a widely accepted intelligent risk management solution to its members, can suddenly create new areas of risk for its subscribers.
Read more about this interesting twist on protecting the privacy rights of individuals…..
When is the last time, if at all, that you remember reading your cell phone’s privacy statement? It has been determined that each cell phone provider has a different approach to protecting your personal rights of privacy when you are using their phones.
With so many companies now integrating the use of cell phones into their daily work environments, it should be confirmed that the use of these cell phones by employees conducting business does not violate anyprivacy related policies of the company. That process starts by not assuming that all privacy statements are the same.
Of course, it is also a good idea for all cell phone users to understand the risks to privacy that they are exposed to while using their cell phones, even for personal use only.
In a recent blog posting by Matthew Miller on ZDNet, this topic was presented with enough details to perhaps whet your appetite to learn more ….
