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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....

What IG Professionals Should Know About the Internet of Bodies

Written by Judy Vasek Sitton, CRM, FAI on February 21, 2020. Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Featured, Internet of Things (IoT, Connected Devices), Privacy.

Welcome to the Age of the Internet of Bodies A company in Wisconsin had a “chipping party” in 2017 to implant microchips in some of its employees to make it easier for them to access the buildings and systems and to buy food in the company break...

Pentagon’s Warning on DNA Testing is Applicable to all Consumers

Written by ARMA International on January 30, 2020. Posted in Government, Privacy.

On December 23, Yahoo News[1] reported on a Department of Defense memo[2] warning military personnel that using direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing could pose “personal and operational risks.” Notably, in its opening paragraph, the missive cites...

Introducing the Information Governance Implementation Model (IGIM)

Written by ARMA International on December 31, 2019. Posted in Analytics, Archiving, Audit, Backup, Business Continuity, Business Intelligence, Capture, Change Management, Communications, Compliance, Content, Content Management, Content Services, Content Strategy, Data Analytics, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Storage, Digital Preservation, Digital Transformation, Discovery / eDiscovery, Disposition, Document Management, Document Strategy, Electronic Records Management, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Enterprise File Synchronization & Sharing, Enterprise Search, Featured, Foundational Concepts, Imaging, Information Access, Information Analytics, Information Architecture, Information Assurance, Information Governance, Information Management, Information Security (Information Protection), Information Technology, Interoperability, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Strategy, Legal, Metadata, Metrics, Migration, Mobility, Native Creation / Upload, On-Premises, Physical Records Management, Privacy, Process Automation, Process Management, Records Management, Records Strategy, Retention, Retention Management, Scanning, Search, Taxonomy, Vital Records, Web Content Management, Workflow.

This year, ARMA International released the Information Governance Implementation Model (IGIM), beta version. There are, of course, other information governance (IG) models available to the community, each looking at IG through a different lens. Why...

Anonymization & Pseudonymization as Tools for Cross-Border Discovery Compliance

Written by David Cohen on October 16, 2019. Posted in Compliance, Discovery / eDiscovery, Europe, Legal, Privacy.

Introduction Companies that conduct business internationally, and their lawyers, today face a significant challenge balancing U.S. discovery demands against the requirements of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Most U.S. courts...

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...

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...

Judge’s Ruling May Provide Clues to the Outcome of Employee’s ‘Dropbox’ Privacy Suit

Written by ARMA International on May 15, 2019. Posted in Cloud, Data Governance, Data Storage, Information Access, Information Governance, Information Security (Information Protection), Privacy.

Earlier this year, a judge from the Western District of Pennsylvania acted on behalf of employee privacy rights when she partially denied a public employer’s motion to dismiss a suit that accused it of violating the plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment rights. As...

As it Nears its First Anniversary, the GDPR Gets Predictably Varied Reviews

Written by ARMA International on May 8, 2019. Posted in Compliance, Content Strategy, Data Governance, Digital Transformation, Europe, Information Governance, Information Security (Information Protection), Legal, Privacy.

Later this month, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will mark its one-year anniversary, and multiple news outlets are chiming in with commentary on the impact of the landmark law. Legaltechnews, for instance, reports on an IAPP...