Shawn E. Tuma

Presentation: Helping Businesses Prepare for Computer Fraud and Data Breaches

Posted by Shawn E. Tuma in Computer Fraud, Data Breach & Privacy on May 17, 2013

Last night I had the wonderful opportunity to present to IMA – The Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business on the topic of Helping Businesses Prepare for Computer Fraud and Data Breaches. Here are the presentation slides. I was really impressed with the quality of this event on many levels — these folks […]

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Deactivating Your Facebook While in Litigation May Be Destruction of Evidence

Posted by Shawn E. Tuma in Social Media Law on April 5, 2013

TAKEAWAY: Deactivating your Facebook account while in litigation may be destroying evidence that could be sanctioned by the court for spoliation of evidence. In Gatto v. United Air Lines, Inc., et al., 2:10-cv-01090 (D. NJ Mar. 25, 2013), the district court entered an order finding that the Defendants would be entitled to an instruction at trial […]

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Listen to Shawn Tuma discuss social media law issues for business on PlayMakers Talk Show via podcast

Posted by Shawn E. Tuma in Social Media, Social Media Law on March 17, 2013

UPDATE: here is the podcast Shawn Tuma is a featured guest on this week’s PlayMaker’s Talk Show on 570 KLIF in Dallas, Texas. Shawn will discuss several social media law issues that are important for businesses and business owners to consider when using social media. The show airs at 4:00 p.m. today – Sunday, March […]

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Law360 article quotes Shawn Tuma on data privacy significance of U.S. v. Cotterman

Posted by Shawn E. Tuma in Data Breach & Privacy on March 15, 2013

BrittonTuma partner Shawn Tuma was quoted extensively about last weeks’ United States v. Cotterman opinion in a recent Law360.com article titled “9th Circ. Pioneers Laptop Search Limits in Border Case“. Here are excerpts of what Tuma had to say: “The court is raising the level of the expectation of privacy in data closer to that of someone’s […]

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