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eDiscovery and the GDPR: Ready or Not, Here it Comes: eDiscovery Best Practices
 eDiscovery and the GDPR: Ready or Not, Here it Comes: eDiscovery Best Practices 395 315 CloudNine

Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to take effect in less than 200 days. It is important to understand the changes this new set of regulations will impose, but it is also important to understand that even if you don’t have a physical business presence in Europe, the GDPR may apply to you. Any organization that retains personal information of any EU individuals must act to comply with the GDPR.

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It’s E-Discovery Day! Here are Some Great Webcasts to Check Out Today!: eDiscovery Best Practices
 It’s E-Discovery Day! Here are Some Great Webcasts to Check Out Today!: eDiscovery Best Practices 466 68 CloudNine

It’s December 1st, which can only mean one thing – it’s E-Discovery Day 2017! This (now third) annual event includes a combination of webcasts and in-person events to promote discussion and education of eDiscovery. Here are some of the webcasts to consider checking out today.

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No Dismissal of Claim Against Defendant Accused of Transferring Company Info to Dropbox Account: eDiscovery Case Law
 No Dismissal of Claim Against Defendant Accused of Transferring Company Info to Dropbox Account: eDiscovery Case Law 479 270 CloudNine

In Abbott Labs. v. Finkel, Colorado District Judge Christine M. Arguello denied the defendant-movant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff-respondent’s conversion claim that the defendant disclosed the plaintiff’s confidential information and trade secrets to a third party and transferred that information to his personal online cloud storage Dropbox account.

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Uber’s Response to Data Breach? Pay the Hackers to Keep Quiet About It: Cybersecurity Trends
 Uber’s Response to Data Breach? Pay the Hackers to Keep Quiet About It: Cybersecurity Trends 502 310 CloudNine

Hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber last year. Their response? Conceal the breach for more than a year, and pay the hackers $100,000 to delete the data (sure they did) and keep quiet about the breach.

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Process This! – Close Outlook Before Compressing or Zipping PST Files for Processing: eDiscovery Best Practices
 Process This! – Close Outlook Before Compressing or Zipping PST Files for Processing: eDiscovery Best Practices 315 338 CloudNine

Having recently experienced this with a client, I thought I would revisit this helpful tip. This is one of the tips Tom O’Connor and I will be covering this Friday – E-Discovery Day – on our webcast Murphy’s eDiscovery Law: How to Keep What Could Go Wrong From Going Wrong at noon CST (1:00pm EST, 10:00am PST). If you process Outlook PST files, make sure you’re doing this.

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If You’re a Cloud Provider or Consumer, Consider These Guidelines on How to Conduct Yourself in Europe: eDiscovery Best Practices
 If You’re a Cloud Provider or Consumer, Consider These Guidelines on How to Conduct Yourself in Europe: eDiscovery Best Practices 339 331 CloudNine

While we were preparing to eat turkey and stuff ourselves with various goodies last week, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) provided an important guideline for compliance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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What I’m Thankful for in Thanksgiving 2017: eDiscovery Thanks
 What I’m Thankful for in Thanksgiving 2017: eDiscovery Thanks 371 297 CloudNine

Three years ago, I wrote about what I’m thankful for this holiday season from an eDiscovery standpoint. I’m even more thankful and blessed now, so I thought I would do it again. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Here are Some More Up to Date Fun Facts on Big Data: eDiscovery Trends
 Here are Some More Up to Date Fun Facts on Big Data: eDiscovery Trends 452 337 CloudNine

For many of the webcasts that we’ve conducted at CloudNine this year, we’ve noted several big data fun facts that illustrate the challenges that many organizations face in managing increasing volumes of data. But several of those facts are three years old. So, we thought it would be fun to take a look at some more up to date facts about big data that you can share with your family at your annual Thanksgiving gathering!

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Florida Has a New eDiscovery Checklist: eDiscovery Best Practices
 Florida Has a New eDiscovery Checklist: eDiscovery Best Practices 336 323 CloudNine

One of the best things about speaking at The Master’s Conference is that you get to see other great sessions and presentations as well. During the Orlando event earlier this week, one of the sessions was presented by Ralph Losey, a regular thought leader interviewee on this blog, who discussed revisions and amendments to a notable Local Rule on Pretrial Procedure in Civil Actions. Those amendments include an excellent new 33 point eDiscovery checklist.

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Where Do You Start? Perhaps by Seeing What Other People Think: eDiscovery Best Practices
 Where Do You Start? Perhaps by Seeing What Other People Think: eDiscovery Best Practices 342 342 CloudNine

Earlier this week, Rob Robinson asked the question “Where Do I Start?” on his excellent Complex Discovery blog when discussing the most significant challenges for those seeking and sourcing eDiscovery software and software-enabled services. Maybe one of the best places to start is by checking out the customer feedback.

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