Fla. Bar panel proposes guidelines for cloud computing 
Published: March 11, 2013
Tags: client confidentiality, cloud computing, confidentiality, data security, ethics, legal ethics, technology
Florida lawyers may use cloud computing as long as they take “reasonable” precautions to ensure the confidentiality of client information, according to a proposed ethics opinion issued by a state bar committee.
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