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How the Pandemic Can Affect IG in Positive Ways

Written by Brian Tuemmler on August 5, 2020. Posted in Capture, Content Management, Data Governance, Electronic Records Management, Featured, Information Governance, Information Management, Information Security (Information Protection), Microsoft SharePoint & Office365, News & Analysis, Privacy.

We are in the midst of some major societal changes because of this pandemic. Whether you are struggling with staying at home or struggling with having to go to work, one thing is sure — we are all learning new ways to work with the resources we have....

Sanctions for the Loss of Ephemeral Messaging

Written by Gail Gottehrer & Ronald J. Hedges on June 24, 2020. Posted in Digital Transformation, Discovery / eDiscovery, Featured, Information Governance, Legal, News & Analysis, Uncategorized.

ARMA is pleased to provide access to an article originally published on BloombergIndustry.com. Just how “ephemeral” are so-called ephemeral messages? In this article, former United States magistrate judge Ronald J. Hedges and Gail Gottehrer explore...

Cloud, Intelligent Content Services, and Digital Fragility: What’s on the RIM Horizon for 2020

Written by Cheryl McKinnon on December 26, 2019. Posted in News & Analysis, Records Management.

Highlights of the Forrester Research and ARMA International Records Management Online Survey, Q4 2019 2019 marks ten years since ARMA International and Forrester Research first surveyed records and information management (RIM) decision-makers to...

ARMA, AIEF Collaborate for Special Edition of IM Magazine

Written by ARMA International on October 31, 2019. Posted in Education, News & Analysis.

ARMA International and the ARMA International Educational Foundation (AIEF) are pleased to announce their collaboration on Information Management Magazine, ARMA-AIEF Special Edition, published in mid-November. Download the free PDF format. Purchase...

Will Google Play Fair in the ‘Privacy Sandbox?’

Written by Jeff Whited on September 6, 2019. Posted in Analytics, Compliance, Information Security (Information Protection), News & Analysis, Privacy, Search.

On August 22, Justin Schuh, a director on Google’s Chrome Engineering team, introduced the company’s plans for a “privacy sandbox,” a colorful title for its initiative that purports to strengthen web privacy. The news appeared on Google’s blog in...

Sorting Through the Whirlwind of News on the Proposed Equifax Settlement and Capital One Breach

Written by ARMA International on August 2, 2019. Posted in Cloud, Information Security (Information Protection), News & Analysis.

On July 22, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a proposed settlement with Equifax in connection with a 2017 data breach that exposed sensitive, personal data of around 147 million people. According to the FTC’s...

Concerns Over FaceApp Remind Us That Users May Not Fathom the Permissions They Grant Apps

Written by ARMA International on July 19, 2019. Posted in Artificial Intelligence, News & Analysis, Privacy.

Geoffrey A. Fowler, tech columnist for the Washington Post, opens his July 17 article with a question that’s pertinent to millions of app users: “When an app goes viral, how can you know whether it’s all good fun — or covertly violating your privacy...

Attorneys Respond to Delaware Court’s Affirmation That Emails and Texts May Constitute Corporate Books and Records

Written by Jeff Whited on May 29, 2019. Posted in Communications, Content, Data Governance, Digital Preservation, Discovery / eDiscovery, Electronic Records Management, Email Management, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Information Governance, Information Management, Legal, News & Analysis, Records Management, Retention.

In reporting on recent actions in the Delaware courts, WilmerHale attorneys Stephanie C. Evans and Alan J. Wilson remind organizations to carefully manage all evidence of communications among boards and directors, whether it comes in traditional formats...

Utah to Become Leader in Digital Privacy

Written by ARMA International on March 25, 2019. Posted in Communications, Information Access, News & Analysis.

The Utah legislature just passed landmark legislation in support of a privacy law that protects private electronic data stored with third parties (like Google and Facebook) from free-range government access. Molly Davis, in an opinion piece on...

ARMA President-Elect Says Expanded California Privacy Bill ‘Ups the Ante’ for IG

Written by ARMA International on March 5, 2019. Posted in Government, Information Governance, News & Analysis, Privacy.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra endorsed a bill last week that expands the state’s new privacy act to permit consumers to sue companies over their handling of personal data. The privacy law that was passed in 2018 gave consumers the...