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How to Evaluate Technologies and Companies for Public Records/FOIA Requests

eDiscovery Daily

Here are some questions to ask a technology company you are looking to work with to help solve FOIA and request management issues. Does the platform offer features for securely redacting sensitive information from documents? What measures does the platform have in place to ensure data security and protect against unauthorized access?

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Private and Privileged Data: Public Records and FOIA Requests

eDiscovery Daily

Information requested from a government agency through a local public records request or the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), may be considered private, personally identifiable information (PII) or privileged. Tools to Prepare Data for a Public or FOIA Request. By: Julia Romero-Peter, Esq.

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What are the Growing Challenges with Public Records/FOIA Requests?

eDiscovery Daily

Sensitive Information: Balancing transparency with privacy and national security concerns can be challenging. Find out more about how CloudNine can help you to streamline public records request response with our cloud-based eDiscovery solution and set time to meet with us here. appeared first on CloudNine.

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How eDiscovery Technology and Workflows Speed Public Records Requests Response

eDiscovery Daily

By Rick Clark In the two separate worlds of legal processes and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/public records requests, eDiscovery technology and standard workflows have emerged as powerful ways to streamline operations and ensure compliance. Search and review processes are central to both FOIA requests and eDiscovery workflows.

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Swiss army asks its personnel to use the Threema instant-messaging app

Security Affairs

The above document, dated to January 7, 2021, was obtained through a FOIA request filed by the US nonprofit organization Property of the People. We got an FBI training doc on obtaining data from secure messaging apps, and shared it w/ @AndyKroll / @RollingStone. FOIA [link] — PropertyOfThePeople (@PropOTP) November 29, 2021.

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“The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” Our Turf?

Brandeis Records Manager

She forcefully implores readers to delete credit card documents, used checkbooks, and pay slips, without any acknowledgement of the need to securely eradicate the PII therein (whoops). To be fair, shredders are mentioned elsewhere in the book.

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Wednesday LTNY 2018 Sessions: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

We’ve compiled intriguing data from high-profile FOIA releases to contextualize how leading practitioners are using visualizations, analytics, and AI as a force multiplier for investigations. 2018 Global Discovery: International Compliance in the Cloud. Charting a Path to Secure, Seamless Enterprise Discovery.