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.

New HIPAA rule means big changes for doctors, hospitals

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: February 12, 2013

Tags: agency enforcement, data breach, data security, Department of Health and Human Services, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, health plans, HIPAA, personal health information, privacy

Doctors, hospitals, other medical providers and companies who do business with them are facing big changes as a result of new HIPAA regulations.

Tech roundup: Tighten writing, market with a smartphone and scan wirelessly

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: February 8, 2013

Tags: Adobe Acrobat, data security, Fujitsu, LastPass, legal writing, marketing, practice management, ScanSnap iX500, smartphone, technology, WordRake, Zazzle

Lawyers USA has rounded up the latest tips from lawyers on what technology tools they use to accomplish tasks more quickly and effectively.

FTC scrutinizes data brokers over use of consumer info

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: December 19, 2012

Tags: consumer law, data security, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, privacy

WASHINGTON – In an effort to bring more transparency to the consumer data collection industry, the Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to nine data brokerage companies directing them to supply the agency with information about how they collect and use consumers’ personal records.

FTC releases consumer privacy guidance

Published: November 9, 2012

Tags: data security, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, privacy

With the use of facial recognition technology on the rise, the Federal Trade Commission has released a report with recommendations on how companies can protect consumers’ privacy.

‘Bring Your Own Device’

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 26, 2012

Tags: bring your own device, BYOD, data security, employment, employment policy, overtime, wage and hour

WASHINGTON – Employers are increasingly allowing their employees to use their own laptops, tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices for work purposes – and that is creating a plethora of potential legal issues.

Massachusetts weighs in on ethics of cloud computing

Published: July 18, 2012

Tags: client confidentiality, cloud computing, data security, ethics, technology

Using a cloud computing service does not violate a lawyer’s professional obligations, as long as attorneys undertake reasonable efforts to ensure that the provider’s terms of use and data privacy policies are compatible with the state’s ethical rules, according to an opinion from the Massachusetts Bar Association.

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