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Organize Your Social Media Accounts

July 19, 2010

One of the difficulties about social media is separating professional marketing from your personal life updates. There is a big difference between showcasing your personality through social media marketing, and posting updates about your dog farting (talk about immature). Some bleed-through is ok, but not to that extent.

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Facebook Posts As Evidence?

July 2, 2010

Social media sites like Facebook are great for marketing, and they are also a prime source for evidence. Although the former is generally distinct from the latter, it is yet another reminder that posting personal information online can have more far-reaching implications than a person originally intends.

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Prepare Your Facebook Page for Public Disclosure

May 14, 2010

Facebook may be the king of online social media right now, but it has also suffered a number of security issues recently. The latest setback was a security breach that allowed users to view their friends live chats. Facebook also recently required users to opt-out of third-party information sharing. Assuming you want to keep using [...]

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Does Cloud Computing Protect Your Privacy?

April 26, 2010

Cloud computing is easy to use and can instantly create a mobile law office. The privacy of emails and other online documents, however, is becoming more and more of an issue. A surprising coalition of companies recently banded together to lobby the government for changes to online security laws.

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Is E-mail Secure?

April 19, 2010

Whether your e-mail communications are secure depends on what you mean by security. In general, sending and receiving e-mail is about as secure as using a mobile phone. Listening in is possible, but it is also fairly unlikely. Of greater concern, given the government’s propensity in recent years to snoop around in everything—without a warrant, [...]

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Companies Push to Protect Online Data

April 1, 2010

Many firms are switching to cloud-based data storage, including the one I work for. While loss of data is a valid concern, security of data and client files is another one. Some of the major companies behind cloud storage, however, are teaming to persuade Congress to implement better data privacy laws. The companies, including AT&T, [...]

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