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Four Tips for Successful Meet and Confers

eDiscovery Daily

The purpose of the meet and confer is to discuss litigation details such as data preservation, privilege issues, the form of production, and expenses. To get the ball rolling, counsel can prepare a list of general questions: What data types need to be collected? Identify and evaluate the accessibility of relevant data types.

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The Cost of Non-Compliance: Financial Implications of Inadequate Legal Holds

Gimmal

Without access to all the relevant information, a company may be unable to defend itself effectively, leading to unfavorable settlements or judgments that could have been avoided with proper evidence management. Compromised Legal Positions : Inadequate legal holds can weaken a company’s position in litigation.

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Data security: Why a proactive stance is best

IBM Big Data Hub

But the loss of personal information in a data breach can also have significant consequences on an individual, including financial loss, identity theft, other fraud, emotional distress and even damage to reputation. A comprehensive data security strategy includes people, processes and technology. Define sensitive data.

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UAE: Federal level data protection law enacted

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

However, businesses that are not used to compliance with laws like the GDPR may find some of the new obligations challenging, for example, the PDPL introduces rights for individuals to access; rectify; correct; delete; restrict processing; request cessation of processing or transfer of data; and object to automated processing.

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European Commission Presents Evaluation Report on Telecommunications Data Retention

Hunton Privacy

The Commission acknowledges, however, that the Data Retention Directive has not been implemented in a harmonized way among the Member States, and that additional measures regarding access to data and further use of data are necessary to ensure compliance with privacy rights and data protection.

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Aviles v. S&P Global, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2021)

eDiscovery Law

Key Insight: Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Compel to allow them unfettered access to all information located on a server. Defendant objected, claiming that Plaintiffs had no legal right to the server, and information on the server was irrelevant, confidential and/or privileged.

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European Commission Issues New Cloud Computing Strategy

Hunton Privacy

The Commission places particular emphasis on how data is handled and contemplates the model contract terms covering, among other things: data preservation after the contract is terminated; data disclosure and integrity; data location and transfer; data ownership; data portability between services; and.

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