Opinion 05/2009 on Social Networking,01189/09/EN, WP 163 Opinion’s Executive Summary “This Opinion focuses on how the operation of social networking sites can meet the requirements of EU data protection legislation. It principally is intended to provide guidance to SNS providers on the measures that need to be in place to ensure compliance with EU law. The Opinion notes […]
From the Article: “An interesting question was raised by a Government law department seeking to use LeapFILE to transfer files: does a party lose its right to claim attorney client privilege over a communication otherwise privileged by using a service like LeapFILE to transmit that communication? The rationale for breaking the privilege is that the […]
This is a guidance issued by the CCBE (Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe) to European lawyers in the use of the e-mails and the Internet. The first 2 pages are a “Summary of guidance” dealing with: (I) Content of e-mail and Internet sites Data; (II) Lawyer correspondence; (III) Safeguarding professional secrecy and […]
Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics Topic: File Retention and Obligation to Provide Electronic Documents relating to Representation The full text is available at: http://www.nycbar…
Professional Ethics Commission Topics: Client Confidences: Confidential firm data held electronically and handled by technicians for third-party vendors From the opinion: “[A]n attorney may utilize transcription and computer server backup services remote from both the lawyer’s physical office and the lawyer’s direct control or supervision without violating the attorney’s ethical obligation to maintain client confidentiality. […]
From the Introduction: “To try and further assist and guide organisations in developing BCRs the Working Party has developed the attached framework which is a suggestion of what the BCRs might look like when incorporating all of the necessary elements identified in documents WP 74 and WP 108.” Relevant Law: Directive 95/46/EC, Article 26(2); Documents WP […]
From the Working Document: “The working party/Data Protection Authorities have published these FAQs in light of their experience of the applications made for approval of BCRs and enquiries received about the interpretation of documents WP 74 and WP 108. The FAQs are intended to clarify particular requirements for applicants in order to assist them in […]
Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Topic: Rights of Access, Possession and Copying, Along with Retention Considerations From the Opinion: “This Formal Opinion supersedes all prior inconsistent opinions of the Committee and should be reviewed for guidance by Pennsylvania lawyers when they are opening, closing or taking other action with respect to the contents of […]
Topic: Release of university researchers’ personal data Diffusione di dati personali sulla vita privata di ricercatori universitari – 24 maggio 2006 “Ai sensi degli artt. 143, comma 1, lett. c) e 154, comma 1, lett. d) del Codice, vieta ai titolari del trattamento effettuato mediante diffusione sulle pagine webwww.covoprieca.com/controinformazione/casicovoprieca/vivisezione/indirizzivivisettori.htm, www.olocausto2000.it/lab_cri, ewww.sezione150.it/site/article_read.asp?id=104, così come individuati alle lettere c), d) […]
Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility – Formal Opinion 33 Topic: cloud computing Summary of the Committee: “A lawyer may, without client consent, store client files in an electronic format or on a server or other device that is not exclusively in the lawyer’s control provided the lawyer acts competently and reasonably safeguards the […]