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Why Law Firms Need IT Policies

Kraft Kennedy

Why Law Firms Need IT Policies Is it okay to store your password on a post it note on your computer monitor in your personal office? In o rder to appreciate why law firms need IT policies, i t’s important to first identify their purpose. Is it acceptable to use your family computer to access your firm’s work product?

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The Tightrope Google Has to Walk in China

Harvard Business

The company last entered China in 2006 with a censored search engine, but pulled the plug on the operation four years later after it discovered that human-rights activists’ Gmail accounts had been hacked. Intellectual property theft. It’s unlikely that this policy framework will change any time soon.

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How the CFO and General Counsel Can Partner More Effectively

Harvard Business

These issues include legislation, regulation, litigation, enforcement, investigations, geopolitical risk, demands for ethical actions, and public criticism, affecting all the functions of the corporation in their interaction with all levels of global governments (central, regional, local).

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When Is It Important for an Algorithm to Explain Itself?

Harvard Business

Who should be involved in decisions regarding business impact, regulatory compliance, technical approach, and even ethical values when companies integrate machine learning into business operations? Often, the reason given is to protect intellectual property or prevent a security breach.

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