Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 31 2021

Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 31 2021

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

Breaking the Taboo – What I Learned from Talking about Mental Health in the Workplace

Why mental health at the workplace should be the priority in 2021 and beyond

The Admissibility of Social Media Evidence of Insurrection

The Easy Way to Backup Gmail

Dozens Of Human Rights Group Tell Congress: Do Not Gut Section 230 On Our Behalf; It’ll Do More Harm Than Good

The curious case of pivot table caches in eDiscovery

What’s Wrong with the Way We Work

Ten Things Law Firms Can Do to Prevent Being Blown Up by Ransomware

Five Great Reads on eDiscovery for January 2021

Why the five-day workweek is outdated for working from home

Building a Network: 4 Ways to Add Value By Helping Others Succeed

How to Support an Employee with a Chronic Health Condition

What Do People Need to be Successful Working From Home? – It Varies

What Do People Need to be Successful Working From Home? – It Varies

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 4 minutes

Why it’s almost as if we should ask individuals what would help them, and within reason, provide that. After all, even within each age group, parents might prioritize something different than single employees, or those sharing an internet connection and space with a spouse or roommates also working from home might prioritize something else. Some may want to adhere to strict 9-5 hours so that they can spend the rest of their time on childcare or side-businesses, while others may value the ability to take a couple of hours during the day for schoolwork and then pick up work again in the evening.

We would do well to listen to what people need, talk about what we expect, and also understand what we are doing with our own actions.

Data Privacy versus Security versus the Elephant in the Room

Data Privacy versus Security versus the Elephant in the Room

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

As always, I read with great interest David Horrigan’s look at finding a balance between privacy and crime prevention when it comes to Automated License Plate Recognition. I think David’s take-away quote from attorney Gail Gottehrer at the end is a great effort at finding a middle-road between “track everything in case there’s a crime”,…

Linked: How to switch off and relax after work: 13 easy ideas
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Linked: How to switch off and relax after work: 13 easy ideas

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

I’ve seen these, and I’m sure you have as well.

“As many a viral tweet has rightly pointed out, it’s more like we’re living at work than working from home – and the pressure of that can have real implications for our mental health.

With this in mind then, prioritising a work/life balance – and actually sticking to it – is one of the best things we can do to look after our wellbeing at this time. And one of the main parts of achieving that work/life balance is being able to switch off from work in the first place. “

Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 24, 2021

Shared Links (weekly) Jan. 24, 2021

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

Lockdown your Microsoft Teams Guest Access Configuration before February 2021

eDiscovery Tug of War: A Breakdown of the In-House vs. ALSP Debate

Here’s a Benchmark Exercise of Keyword Searching to Set Up Privilege Review

Steganography: Because Who Doesn’t Love Bacon?

The Best Way to Switch Tasks to Avoid Burnout

3 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking Their Remote Employees

How Employee Training Impacts Personal Wellness in the Enterprise

Why we need Section 230 more than ever

Former Sidley Partner Opens Up About Depression And Washing Out Of Biglaw