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FRCP amended Rule 26 puts litigation on data diet – will it stick?
By Peter Sloan
As we anticipate the calorie-bomb of Thanksgiving dinner, let’s face it – litigation preservation is overweight, obese, and corpulent, torpidly dazed in a fat/sugar coma of way too much data.…
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Paris: privacy & cybersecurity déjà-vu
By Peter Sloan
Only minutes passed between first learning of the Paris attacks and confirming that our son, studying abroad in France, was safe. But it seemed to last a lifetime. My wife and…
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IRS shines the light on tax ID theft
There are at least 1,040 reasons to love Florida. Who isn’t drawn to the sunshine, the pristine beaches, the food… and the tax fraud racket? For decades, South Florida has…
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Failing to fix is fixing to fail (or get hacked)
By Meghan Rohlf
While data breaches have become a common occurrence, the epic breach of the Office of Personal Management (“OPM”) records stands out for many reasons. The hackers obtained PII on at…
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Security, Data Breach & The Bottom Line: A Forecast For Manufacturers
Husch Blackwell along with CBIZ and UMB co-sponsored Security, Data Breach & The Bottom Line: A Forecast For Manufacturers on Oct. 29 at Boulevard Brewery in Kansas City. Seventy people attended…
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Board to Tears: Director oversight of data security issues
While advising the board of directors of a company to pay close attention to data security issues is akin to your dentist telling you to floss, the stakes are too…
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IG perspective: Are wearable fitness trackers fit for the workplace?
By Alyssa Gonnerman, Peter Sloan
Wow, our group health plan premiums are crushing us. Wait a minute—what if we ramped up our company’s wellness program, using cool technology to help get our workforce in shape?…
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All that glitters…is it gold?
In the late 1500s, privateer and explorer Martin Frobisher embarked upon a journey that would net him fame—Frobisher Bay is named for him—but not much fortune. His travels took him…
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EU view of a post-Safe Harbor world
By Peter Sloan
As the sun sets on the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor, what does the future hold? At the moment, that crystal ball is best viewed directly from the EU. So, I asked…
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Plug pulled on U.S.-EU Safe Harbor – now what?
You’ve no doubt heard that on Tuesday the European Court of Justice declared the U.S.- EU Safe Harbor invalid. Under European law, the transfer of EU citizens’ personal data to a…