Linked – Depositions Instead of Searching for Responsive Email?
Excuse me, what? “The two custodians purportedly had over one million emails, that were 300 gigabytes of data, which would cost $30,000 to export, search, and review. Id.” Good lord, doesn’t anyone enforce responsible deletion policies? Why are these two people … Continued
Linked – NHS could have avoided WannaCry hack with ‘basic IT security’, says report
This is often the case with malware – Yet the attack could the been prevented by basic IT practices, the report says. As early as 2014, the Department of Health and the Cabinet had written to NHS trusts, saying it … Continued
Linked – FAA Suggests Banning Laptops From Checked Luggage
This will make for some interesting logistics problems for highly technical businesses, and even for someone like a professional photographer with extra camera bodies/batteries in a checked bag. I didn’t often check a laptop, but I know plenty of people … Continued
Mailchimp Goes Against Email Best Practices with Move to Single Opt-in
I was surprised to get an email from Mailchimp today that seemed to go against everything email marketing should be: Starting October 31, single opt-in will become the default setting for all MailChimp hosted, embedded, and pop-up signup forms. This change … Continued
Linked – What Happens to Mental Health at Work When Our Devices Know How We Feel?
This is an interesting possibility: “The potential to use this data to promote workplace wellness is unparalleled,” Torous declares. “Such data may even help predict future mood states of teams and individuals — for example, proactively signaling when an employee may … Continued
Linked – IT security hindering productivity and innovation, survey shows
It’s the never-ending battle, and as someone who’s been on both sides of it, responsible for keeping thing secure, and unable to do things I need to do or reach things I need to reach when traveling, I don’t know … Continued
Linked – Dear Bad Marketers – Stop It
Pretty much going to agree with everything Chris Brogan says here, because even on my little corner of the web, I get these emails. Just the other day I got one. This person literally sent a link to a post … Continued