The Perks And Perils Of Self-Destructing

The Perks And Perils Of Self-Destructing Messages | Farrell Fritz, P.C. – JDSupra http://ow.ly/vrnZ30hRaxw
“Consider further the fact that the Department of Justice in December issued an enforcement policy urging strongly against the use of messaging applications that do not store data in a way that allows for access during a subsequent investigation.”

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“Consider further the fact that the Dep

“Consider further the fact that the Department of Justice in December issued an enforcement policy urging strongly against the use of messaging applications that do not store data in a way that allows for access during a subsequent investigation.” http://ow.ly/cNMH30hR8Ww

“Today, e-discovery and digital forensi

“Today, e-discovery and digital forensics experts work with a variety of corporate and legal businesses and, so, are fortunate to be exposed to many different client systems over the course of their careers.” http://ow.ly/cKo330hQvNm

“VTech will (1) pay a $650,000 civil pe

“VTech will (1) pay a $650,000 civil penalty; (2) implement a comprehensive data security program, subject to independent audits for 20 years; and (3) comply with COPPA.” http://ow.ly/DRYV30hO1Vr

“According to the Identity Theft Resour

“According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), there was a 29% increase in the number of breaches during the first six months of 2017 over the same period in 2016. The majority—63%—of those breaches involved hacking, which the ITRC defines as including phishing, ransomware, malware and skimming.” http://ow.ly/f11p30hMuYc

Alas, another reminder about public WiFi

Alas, another reminder about public WiFi.
“…as tempting as it might be, you should not access your financial accounts or make credit card purchases over public WiFi. That is, unless you use a VPN (virtual private network).” There are reviews of the top 10 or so VPN clients in this article. http://ow.ly/C4EB30hA01I

“The individual who allegedly made a fa

“The individual who allegedly made a fake emergency call to Kansas police last week that summoned them to shoot and kill an unarmed local man has claimed credit for raising dozens of these dangerous false alarms — calling in bogus hostage situations and bomb threats at roughly 100 schools and at least 10 residences.” http://ow.ly/UE4530hxqS3

“…he recent years, the number of rans

“…he recent years, the number of ransomware attacks involving demands for payment in Bitcoin has rocketed through the roof. ” http://ow.ly/AabS30husgy

Employees are conducting business with s

Employees are conducting business with smartphones, via social media and with the assistance of wearable technology. As a result, responding to e-discovery requests has become increasingly challenging because the data now resides in apps, social media, the cloud or on the device itself.” http://ow.ly/hy9N30horfV

Courts have broad discretion to sanction

Courts have broad discretion to sanction employers for failure to preserve evidence. Under some circumstances, courts can issue sanctions, award attorneys’ fees, dismiss claims, enter a default judgment or instruct the jury that it may draw an adverse inference against the employer.” http://ow.ly/Esp230hlTmL