Meet up with Exterro This October
Created on September 26, 2023
By Tim Rollins
The summer is officially over, and as the calendar turns to October, we all see the leaves turning, feel the crispness in the air, lament the shortening of the daylight hours... and maybe even enjoy a pumpkin spice latte or two before we settle into the holiday season. But for Exterro, the calendar remains busy, as some of the most important conferences of the year for in e-discovery, privacy, and risk management are coming up on the calendar. While the list below isn't exhaustive, it does contain some highlights of where you can... Read More
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Eight years on from the last set of major changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) governing e-discovery, you might think that the practice had settled down into a comfortable status quo. That could hardly be farther from the truth. Since 2015, data volumes–and data sources–have continued their explosive growth. The total amount of data generated in a year is estimated to have increased eightfold since 2015, and the diversity of channels through which people communicate has increased dramatically as well. Organizations that might have used Word and Excel, email... 
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Today’s privacy landscape is more complex than ever. As of late summer in 2023, five states have privacy laws in effect, with eight more set to roll out over the next two and a half years. In addition, another five states have active bills that could become law. These laws have different provisions governing to whom they apply, what rights consumers have, and what businesses’ obligations are. Complying with this fragmented patchwork of laws is rapidly becoming untenable—if it isn’t already impossible. These forthcoming state frameworks may exert pressure on the...