As if complying with current e-discovery rules is not challenging enough, social networking Websites such as Facebook and Twitter are creating new headaches for corporate compliance and legal departments.
“The old ways of addressing electronic discovery and preservation don’t necessarily work when it comes to social media,” says Timothy Gordon, a partner with law firm Holland & Hart. “You have to think about it in a new way.”
During a June 8 Webcast on the e-discovery implications of social media, Kathy Owen, a partner at the law firm DLA Piper, agreed. “While the nature of social networking data is very similar ...