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Now You See Them, Now You Don’t: Regulatory Risks of Ephemeral Messages

Data Matters

Corporate use of ephemeral messaging applications (communications that disappear after a set time) has become increasingly common across the globe in recent years, with companies recognizing its value in decreasing data storage costs and providing employees a convenient method for communicating quickly with customers and clients.

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Integrated Communications & Technologies v.Hewlett-Packard Financial Services Company (D. Mass. Aug. 13, 2020)

eDiscovery Law

Nature of Case: Breach of Contract Electronic Data Involved: Emails and Computers Keywords: adverse inference, sanctions View Case Opinion. Key Insight: Spoliation had occurred, but no default judgment issued. Evidence regarding destruction was allowed, no testimony from plaintiffs regarding unpreserved ESI and adverse inference instruction.

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

Gimmal

Engage IT and legal teams to identify and preserve the data effectively. Clear Communication: Distribute the legal hold notice to all employees who might possess relevant information and provide clear instructions on preservation responsibilities.

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Off the Record: Texting

The Texas Record

There is also some discussion about how to draw a hard line between personal information and public work – this is especially important to do when the way we communicate (via text, social media, WhatsApp, etc.) “ Data Preservation: Don’t Treat Discovery Like It’s 1999 “- IG Guru. Laying down the law on texts.

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Modernizing data collection with OpenText EnCase Information Assurance

OpenText Information Management

In today’s digital world, business communications are evolving, and organizations are adapting to new modern work environments.

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Axis Insurance Company v. American Specialty Insurance & Risk Services, Inc. (N.D. Ind. 2021)

eDiscovery Law

Key Insight: Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel sought missing documents and communications from, and the correction of metadata “issues” from Defendant and its parent company (via third party subpoena), and sought an award of attorney’s fees and costs.

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European Data Protection Supervisor Publishes 2010 Annual Report; Sets Agenda for the Future

Hunton Privacy

He referenced his recent Opinion in which he concluded that the Data Retention Directive does not meet general EU data protection requirements and that the European Commission should explore the possibility of replacing it with alternative measures such as data preservation through a “quick freeze” procedure.