Electronic Discovery and Evidence

Companies Still Not Ready for EDiscovery

New Poll Reveals Litigation Discovery Gap.  "Two years after new federal e-discovery rules, 30 percent of companies have no policies for preserving evidence for litigation discovery, according to a new Deloitte Financial Advisory Services poll of in-house lawyers and executives.  Developing a policy is relatively inexpensive, so it's surprising that such a large percentage of U.S. corporations have yet to ink policies for so-called legal holds, or the process of preserving documents subject to litigation discovery, said Jeff Seymour, a principal in Deloitte FAS's analytic and forensic technology practice, in a statement. . . . "

You’re Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy?

You’re Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy?   "HARRISON BROWN, an 18-year-old freshman majoring in mathematics at M.I.T., didn’t need to do complex calculations to figure out he liked this deal: in exchange for letting researchers track his every move, he receives a free smartphone. Now, when he dials another student, researchers know. When he sends an e-mail or text message, they also know. When he listens to music, they know the song. Every moment he has his Windows Mobile smartphone with him, they know where he is, and who’s nearby. . . "