This Business Week article discusses the potential consequences of new rules on electronic discovery and records retention under consideration by the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States. These rules will have a significant impact on corporations in every sector. Particularly controversial is the proposed “safe harbor” provision that would exempt companies from sanctions if e-records were destroyed as the result of routine IT operations.
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Daily Archives: December 15, 2004
Internet Archives Announces Global Open Source Digitization Project
From the Internet Archives press release: “Today, a number of International libraries have committed to putting their digitized books in open-access archives, starting with one at the Internet Archive. This approach will ensure permanent and public access to our published heritage. Anyone with an Internet connection will have access to these collections and the growing… Continue Reading
FCC To Permit Cell Phones and High-Speed Web on Planes
FCC to Examine Ban on Using Cellular Telephones on Airborne Aircraft: “Today, the Federal Communications Commission proposed to relax its current ban on the use of cellular telephones on airborne aircraft.” FCC Paves the Way for New Broadband Services in the Air: “Today, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a flexible approach for licensing the… Continue Reading
FDIC Recommends Procedures to Reduce ID Theft
Press release – FDIC Issues Study on Identity Theft and Seeks Comments on Possible Guidance to Bankers: “Fraudsters are taking advantage of the reliance on single-factor authentication for remote access to online banking, and the lack of e-mail and Web site authentication, to perpetrate account hijacking.” Putting an End to Account-Hijacking Identity Theft (41 pages,… Continue Reading
