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Cybersecurity E-Discovery

Navigating Custody and Control: Ownership of Smartphone Data and Enforcement of Usage Policies

New regulations from the DOJ around the ownership and governance of company data on personal devices are catching up to the way the world actually works. It’s going to make companies’ lives a lot harder — and for precisely the same reason that smartphones have made their lives a lot easier.

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Today, there are over 6.92 billion smartphone users in the world, 280.54 million of whom are in the US. Nearly 100% of adults use smartphones every day, and not just to communicate with their family and friends. They are also using smartphones in their professional lives, to interact with customers, vendors, and colleagues in a business context. And why not?  Nearly every work-related platform can be routed through a single device: email, calls, Slack, Zoom, WhatsApp, productivity tools, and so on. Smartphones offer a streamlined hub for employees to do their jobs, from anywhere — so it’s hardly surprising they are the preferred method of communication.

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