It seems innocent enough. Your attorney shares a few files by sending a link from their unprotected cloud storage account. They expect that you’ll only see the files that they intended to send. But there are huge risks to this approach. This behavior can result in the waiver of attorney client privilege. In a recent case in Virginia, a judge ruled that Harleysville Insurance Company had waived its right to attorney client privilege when it made the mistake of storing privileg [...]
What do United Airlines and footballer David Beckham have in common? Disastrous leaked emails. In these recent cases, the leaked emails appear to be legitimate, though Beckham claims some of the leaked emails were “doctored.” But how do we know that leaked email messages discussed in news stories and tabloid columns are actually authentic? United Airlines’ PR Nightmare United Airlines’ CEO Oscar Munoz appears to have dug himself into a deep hole [...]
As consumer awareness of data privacy issues increases, companies that don’t take their clients’ data privacy seriously are getting hit harder and harder. In healthcare, a Florida healthcare provider paid a $5.5 million fine (a HIPAA record) earlier this year for allowing more than 115,000 patient records to be improperly accessed and disclosed. Last year, Ashley Madison paid almost $1.6 million to settle charges related to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement of data privacy laws, aft [...]
We all send emails — some trivial and others that are incredibly important or time sensitive. For the important email messages, how do you know – and prove – that your email was delivered? Take this short quiz to see whether you truly understand how email delivery works. Take the Quiz! Question 1: I did not get a bounce notice, so I know my email got there. True/False Question 2: I c [...]
This posting may serve as a useful reference to RPost Registered Email™ services compliance with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Technical Specification (TS) produced by ETSI Technical Committee Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI) on the multi-part standards documentation covering Registered Electronic Mail (REM); Architecture, Formats, Policies and Profiles. ETSI claims to be officially recognized by the European Union as a European Standards Organiz [...]
We have been asked to lay out what specifically is new with regards to the August 20 electronic signature upgrade. This provides a quick summary: RSign electronic signature service upgrade builds upon key elements of RSign’s services: auditable proof of signoff, user simplicity, and advanced tracking and reporting of delivery, opening, and signoff events. Specifically, what is new are the following: Learn More: How to [...]
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