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This is FindLaw's Legal Technology Center's collection of Data Storage articles. Information, white papers, case studies and press releases on data storage issues such as memory, backup format, disk to tape, loss prevention, disaster preparedness, risk management, records retention, remote storage facilities and more are provided here.

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  • Tech Tips: Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and Storage
    Provided by Chuck Linebaugh of O'Hagan, Smith & Amundsen
    Technology tips on choosing between DSL, cable or satellite with a VPN, and replacing floppies as a file storage medium.

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  • Networking in a Nutshell for 2006
    Provided by The FindLaw Editorial Staff of FindLaw
    We've assembled some of the top issues in the networking and storage sphere that ran in the Legal Technology Center over the course of the past year, and we offer them up so that you can relive the highs and lows that were 2006. Enjoy, and have a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year!

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  • 7th Cir. Upholds ISP Search Warrant, Patriot Act in US v. Berkos
    Provided by Kevin Fayle of FindLaw
    In the course of investigating Daniel Berkos for failure to pay child support, federal investigators discovered that he operated two companies connected to websites hosted in Houston, Texas. The investigators applied for, and received, a search warrant from a district court judge in the Northern District of Illinois ordering the website hosting company to turn over electronic communications related to the two companies.

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  • Batten Down the IT Hatches When It Comes to Exiting Employees
    Provided by Eric Sinrod of FindLaw
    Companies apparently need to be afraid - very afraid - and must be very careful when dealing with exiting employees who have knowledge of corporate information technology.

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  • Enforcement of Red Flag Identity Theft Rule Delayed
    Provided by Eric Sinrod of FindLaw
    What is known as the Red Flag Rule was developed under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act. The Red Flag Rule requires financial institutions and creditors with covered accounts to put in place identity theft prevention programs to identify, detect and respond to activities that could indicate identity theft.

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  • Behavioral Advertising: Thumbs Up or Down?
    Provided by Eric Sinrod of FindLaw
    Behavioral or target advertising seeks to direct ads to Internet users based on information collected from their prior online browsing. The goal is to customize the Internet experience so that Internet users receive content that reflects their own interests and preferences.

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  • Attorney General Commands Open Government
    Provided by Eric Sinrod of FindLaw
    In a recent memorandum to heads of federal executive departments and agencies, Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. has followed President Obama's earlier lead in instructing that the Freedom of Information Act be administered with the clear presumption of openness.

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  • Leahy Urges Passage Of Data Privacy Bill
    Provided by Senator Patrick Leahy
    Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Friday said the exposure of the largest data theft in U.S. history spotlights the need for action on comprehensive data privacy legislation.

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  • Senate Judiciary Panel Clears Oversight Bill On Govt. Data Mining
    Provided by Senator Patrick Leahy
    The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday overwhelmingly passed a key oversight bill to begin introducing vital checks and balances to the way the federal government handles private information of Americans in its rapidly expanding databanks.

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  • IRS Not Adequately Protecting Sensitive Data
    Provided by Eric Sinrod of FindLaw
    First, the IRS takes your money, and now it seems that the IRS may not be adequately protecting your private information, according to a recent report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Curious? You should be.

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