Ethics Committee Topic: Communications with clients by unencrypted e-mail Conclusion of the Committee: “Rule 1.6 of the North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct is not violated by a lawyer who communicates routine mattes with clients, and/or other lawyers jointly representing clients, via unencrypted electronic mail (e-mail) transmitted over commercial service (such as America Online or MCI Mail) […]
Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility – Formal Opinion 95-398 Topics: Access of Nonlawyers to a Lawyer’s Data Base Digest of the Committee: “A lawyer who gives a computer maintenance company access to information in client files must make reasonable efforts to ensure that the company has in place, or will establish, reasonable procedures to […]
Topic: E-mail Encryption, Technology Communications and Duty of Confidentiality “Opinion rules that when using a cellular or cordless telephone or any other unsecure method of communication, a lawyer must take steps to minimize the risk that confidential information may be disclosed. … In using e-mail, or any other technological means of communication that is not secure, […]
Originally passed in 1970, the FCRA addresses accuracy and fairness in credit reporting: “It is the purpose of this title…to require that consumer reporting agencies adopt reasonable procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit, personnel, insurance, and other information in a manner which is fair and equitable to the consumer, with regard to […]