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Email Privacy
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Tucker Arensberg Blog
Commonwealth Court Holds that OOR Erred in Not Allowing Agency an Opportunity to Review Responsive Records for Exemptions after Determining that Request was Sufficiently Specific
Christopher L. Voltz, Esq., cvoltz@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5580 In Pa. Office of the Governor v. Brelje, 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 65, at *1 (Commw. Ct. Feb. 23, 2024), the Office of Open Records…
Presnell on Privileges
Personal Privileged Email on Employer’s System—A Different View
In an earlier post, Company Policy, Personal Emails, and Privilege Protection, I discussed take-aways from a federal-court decision that an employee had no reasonable expectation of privacy—and therefore no privilege…
2Civility Blog
Ethical Considerations for Lawyers Regarding Email Encryption
Email is a convenient and efficient way for lawyers to communicate with clients, but it also poses ethical challenges and security risks. For example: When should lawyers use encryption to…
California Employment Law Update
Users May Have Privacy Interest In Emails Sent Over Company Network Absent Express Policy
By Tony Oncidi
Militello v. VFARM 1509, 89 Cal. App. 5th 602 (2023) Shauneen Militello brought a 22-count complaint against fellow co-owners of a cannabis manufacturing and distribution company, including Ann Lawrence. Lawrence moved…
Your IT Consultant
Send Encrypted Gmail Messages
By John Simek
Encryption is your friend and an easy way to protect your private information. Have confidential information? Send an encrypted email message. Encrypting the message will protect the contents from unauthorized…
The Lawyer's Lawyer
Encryption Ethics
By Irwin Kramer
Q. After emailing several documents to opposing counsel, she slammed me for failing to encrypt the message and exposing records on her client's medical history. Must I encrypt these emails? A.…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
German Data Protection Authorities Say Emails Must Be Encrypted
By Odia Kagan
Per the German DSK (the Conference of Independent German Federal and State Data Protection Supervisory Authorities), emails need to be encrypted in order to meet the minimum requirements of Article…
Technology Law Dispatch
Encryption of emails containing personal data – the German supervisory authorities issue guidance
By Arne Senger, Sven Schonhofen
On 26 May 2020, the German Data Protection Authorities (German DPAs) issued guidelines on measures to protect personal data transferred via email (Guidelines; available in Germen here). The Guidelines outline…
School Law
SEE YOU IN COURT! – February 2020
Nellie Newbie was excited to be a newly-elected member of the Nutmeg Board of Education, but she admits that she has a lot to learn. Nellie thought that she would…
Your IT Consultant
Apple Mail Users – Encrypted Email Stored in Plain Text
By John Simek
You would think that if you have an application configured to send and receive encrypted email the expectation is that the messages would be secured. According to a Threat Post…