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Google’s Privacy Promises

February 9, 2010

Google explains why it wants your data, how it protects your data, and what it does to make sure you can get your data out of Google when you want to:

Someone should tell Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Google Renews Its Privacy Vows | TechCrunch

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Use Your iPhone to Secure Your Mac

January 1, 2010

If you have a Mac, you probably have an iPhone. With Airlock, you can use your iPhone to automatically lock and unlock your Mac when you are away.
Airlock uses Bluetooth to tell your computer when you leave the room (or other proximity; you can change the settings). When you leave, your computer is locked by [...]

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Protect Your Google Accounts

December 26, 2009

Gmail is my preferred email interface for lawyering, and I also use Google Apps to maximize my productivity. Although my Gmail account has never been hacked, here are some tips to keep your accounts secure, and if they do get hacked, what you need to restore security.

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How Safe is Your iPhone?

December 16, 2009

At least one law firm has stopped using iPhones because of potential security risks.
A data forensics expert has identified two potential security risks, but both of them require the bad guy to have physical control over the iPhone. If you never lose control of your phone, then no problem.

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Is Google Getting Ready to Sell Lawyers Out?

December 11, 2009

Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, just said something that makes me seriously reconsider whether I should be trusting his company with my clients’ information.
“If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.” Here is the video:

Bruce Schneier had the obvious rejoinder, and JWZ points [...]

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Anti-Virus, Now From Microsoft

September 30, 2009

For 19 years, Windows’ Achilles heel has been its vulnerability to viruses. In my opinion, this vulnerability is ridiculously overstated (especially by the competition), but it is a liability. Unfortunately, most anti-virus software is either awful, expensive, or both.
With this in mind, I am astonished that it took Microsoft so long to develop its own [...]

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Encrypted Client Communication May Be the Wave of the Future

September 22, 2009

I predict that within approximately 2-3 years, lawyers in most jurisdictions will communicate and collaborate with their clients using some type of an encrypted network.
This will occur as a result of the enactment of laws to protect consumer data, and because of the inherent flexibility of emerging legal technologies.
New laws and regulations
A number of states, [...]

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Can You Trust Google Apps (And Other SaaS)?

August 18, 2009

Cloud computing, or software as a service (SaaS), means moving your applications from your computer to the “cloud.” It is the difference between Microsoft Word (locally-hosted, since it is on your computer) and Google Docs (remotely-hosted, since it is on Google’s computers).
The most-common objection to using SaaS is the fear of waiving the attorney-client privilege, [...]

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Five shocking ways your computer is at risk

May 6, 2009

Even if you have read our previous posts on data security and encryption, your computer data is probably still at risk. Scientific American recently reported on a variety of “side-channel” data vulnerabilities–threats of data theft through passive or mechanical means that bypass your software and operating system altogether.
Below are five frightening new ways to steal [...]

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How I use backup to keep my paperless office secure

January 29, 2009

Anyone who has heard me speak at a CLE or who reads this blog even occasionally knows that I preach the mantra of backup. This is especially important for lawyers, and doubly (triply? quadruply?) important for attorneys with paperless law offices. But I also practice what I preach, and I am willing to endure the [...]

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