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THE DAILY RECORD
         WESTERN NEW YORK’S SOURCE FOR LAW, REAL ESTATE, FINANCE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE SINCE 1908



Does cloud computing compromise clients?
   I predict that within about two to three years, lawyers in most mit it to its intended location, and also a package of content
jurisdictions will communicate and collaborate with clients that the sender presumes will be read only by the intended
using some type of an encrypted network.                                recipient. The privacy interests in these two forms of commu-
   A number of states, including Massachusetts and Nevada, nication are identical. The contents may deserve Fourth
already have passed laws or regulations requiring certain types Amendment protection, but the address and size of the pack-
of confidential data to be sent electronically only via encrypted age do not.’).”
communications. More laws of that nature most cer-                                   Accordingly, despite the fact the dicta in the Oregon
tainly will follow, both at the state and federal level.                         decision flies in the face of binding precedent, online
   In my opinion, such laws — most of which apply                                commentators repeatedly raised concerns regarding
primarily to financial institutions — ultimately will                            the decision, asserting it was further evidence that the
incorporate some of the types of client information                              use of cloud computing in law practices is ill-advised.
contained in attorney-client communications, in                                      I would assert to the contrary the Oregon dicta is fur-
large part because of rising concerns due to recent                              ther evidence that the incorporation of encrypted client
large-scale data disclosures.                                                    communications in cloud computing may well be the
   In fact, that type of data breach is one of the pri-                          primary factor that convinces attorneys to accept cloud
mary reservations expressed by lawyers when consid-                              computing services as a legitimate law practice man-
ering whether to implement cloud computing plat-                                 agement alternative to traditional software packages.
forms in their law practice.                                                         A number of well-established cloud computing
   A recent federal court decision fanned the fire,                               providers already incorporate encrypted communica-
causing many attorneys to decry the use of cloud By NICOLE    BLACK
                                                                                  tions in their platforms. For example, VLOTech, Clio
computing and assert that doing so violated the very                              and NetDocuments allow for varying types of encrypted
basic obligation to protect confidential client com- Daily Record                 communication with clients. Another online legal plat-
                                                              Columnist           form, NKrypt, is devoted to providing a secure,
munications and data.
   In a decision issued last week by the U.S. District Court for encrypted e-mail network.
District of Oregon, in In re U.S., Nos. 08-9131-MC, 08-9147-              Cloud computing providers are adapting quickly to and
MC, the government argued successfully that it need not notify responding to the concerns raised by lawyers. As a result,
the account holder regarding a warrant served on the ISP holder lawyers are becoming increasingly comfortable with the con-
of the e-mail account. In reaching its decision, the court gave lip cept of cloud computing. In fact, according to the 2009 Am
service to the concept that e-mails are entitled to Fourth Amend- Law Tech Survey, 84 percent of responding law firms already
ment protections, but then stated: “Much of the reluctance to use SaaS (Software as a Service), a form of cloud computing,
apply traditional notions of third-party disclosure to the e-mail in some capacity.
context seems to stem from a fundamental misunderstanding of              As cloud computing becomes more prevalent in the legal
the lack of privacy we all have in our e-mails. Some people seem field, more lawyers will understand the importance of care-
to think that they are as private as letters, phone calls, or journal fully negotiating their contracts with the services providers to
entries. The blunt fact is, they are not.”                              ensure that, for example, they are notified if a warrant relating
   In comparison, however, see footnote 7 from the October to their data is served.
Memorandum and Order issued by the U.S. District Court,                   Mark my words: Cloud computing is the wave of the future,
Eastern District of New York, in U.S. v. Cioffi: “One prelimi- and encrypted communication is one of the keys to putting attor-
nary matter is not in question: The government does not dis- ney’s minds at ease re- garding an emerging technology. Astute
pute that Tannin has a reasonable expectation of privacy in the providers will incorporate encrypted communication into their
contents of his personal e-mail account.” See U.S. v. Zavala,
                                                                        platforms, and smart lawyers will learn about and use the emerg-
541 F3d 562,577 (Fifth Circuit 2008) (‘[C]ell phones contain
                                                                        ing technology in their practice.
a wealth of private information, including emails, text mes-
sages, call histories, address books, and subscriber numbers.             Nicole Black is of counsel to Fiandach and Fiandach and is
[The defendant] had a reasonable expectation of privacy the founder of lawtechTalk.com, which offers legal technology
regarding this information.’); U.S. v. Forrester, 512 F3d 500, consulting services, and publishes four legal blogs, one of which is
511 (Ninth Circuit 2008) (‘E-mail, like physical mail, has an Practicing Law in the 21st Century (http://21stcenturylaw.word
outside address ‘visible’ to the third-party carriers that trans- press.com). She may be reached at nblack@nicoleblackesq.com.

                                       Reprinted with permission of The Daily Record ©2009

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  • 1. Monday, November 9, 2009 THE DAILY RECORD WESTERN NEW YORK’S SOURCE FOR LAW, REAL ESTATE, FINANCE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE SINCE 1908 Does cloud computing compromise clients? I predict that within about two to three years, lawyers in most mit it to its intended location, and also a package of content jurisdictions will communicate and collaborate with clients that the sender presumes will be read only by the intended using some type of an encrypted network. recipient. The privacy interests in these two forms of commu- A number of states, including Massachusetts and Nevada, nication are identical. The contents may deserve Fourth already have passed laws or regulations requiring certain types Amendment protection, but the address and size of the pack- of confidential data to be sent electronically only via encrypted age do not.’).” communications. More laws of that nature most cer- Accordingly, despite the fact the dicta in the Oregon tainly will follow, both at the state and federal level. decision flies in the face of binding precedent, online In my opinion, such laws — most of which apply commentators repeatedly raised concerns regarding primarily to financial institutions — ultimately will the decision, asserting it was further evidence that the incorporate some of the types of client information use of cloud computing in law practices is ill-advised. contained in attorney-client communications, in I would assert to the contrary the Oregon dicta is fur- large part because of rising concerns due to recent ther evidence that the incorporation of encrypted client large-scale data disclosures. communications in cloud computing may well be the In fact, that type of data breach is one of the pri- primary factor that convinces attorneys to accept cloud mary reservations expressed by lawyers when consid- computing services as a legitimate law practice man- ering whether to implement cloud computing plat- agement alternative to traditional software packages. forms in their law practice. A number of well-established cloud computing A recent federal court decision fanned the fire, providers already incorporate encrypted communica- causing many attorneys to decry the use of cloud By NICOLE BLACK tions in their platforms. For example, VLOTech, Clio computing and assert that doing so violated the very and NetDocuments allow for varying types of encrypted basic obligation to protect confidential client com- Daily Record communication with clients. Another online legal plat- Columnist form, NKrypt, is devoted to providing a secure, munications and data. In a decision issued last week by the U.S. District Court for encrypted e-mail network. District of Oregon, in In re U.S., Nos. 08-9131-MC, 08-9147- Cloud computing providers are adapting quickly to and MC, the government argued successfully that it need not notify responding to the concerns raised by lawyers. As a result, the account holder regarding a warrant served on the ISP holder lawyers are becoming increasingly comfortable with the con- of the e-mail account. In reaching its decision, the court gave lip cept of cloud computing. In fact, according to the 2009 Am service to the concept that e-mails are entitled to Fourth Amend- Law Tech Survey, 84 percent of responding law firms already ment protections, but then stated: “Much of the reluctance to use SaaS (Software as a Service), a form of cloud computing, apply traditional notions of third-party disclosure to the e-mail in some capacity. context seems to stem from a fundamental misunderstanding of As cloud computing becomes more prevalent in the legal the lack of privacy we all have in our e-mails. Some people seem field, more lawyers will understand the importance of care- to think that they are as private as letters, phone calls, or journal fully negotiating their contracts with the services providers to entries. The blunt fact is, they are not.” ensure that, for example, they are notified if a warrant relating In comparison, however, see footnote 7 from the October to their data is served. Memorandum and Order issued by the U.S. District Court, Mark my words: Cloud computing is the wave of the future, Eastern District of New York, in U.S. v. Cioffi: “One prelimi- and encrypted communication is one of the keys to putting attor- nary matter is not in question: The government does not dis- ney’s minds at ease re- garding an emerging technology. Astute pute that Tannin has a reasonable expectation of privacy in the providers will incorporate encrypted communication into their contents of his personal e-mail account.” See U.S. v. Zavala, platforms, and smart lawyers will learn about and use the emerg- 541 F3d 562,577 (Fifth Circuit 2008) (‘[C]ell phones contain ing technology in their practice. a wealth of private information, including emails, text mes- sages, call histories, address books, and subscriber numbers. Nicole Black is of counsel to Fiandach and Fiandach and is [The defendant] had a reasonable expectation of privacy the founder of lawtechTalk.com, which offers legal technology regarding this information.’); U.S. v. Forrester, 512 F3d 500, consulting services, and publishes four legal blogs, one of which is 511 (Ninth Circuit 2008) (‘E-mail, like physical mail, has an Practicing Law in the 21st Century (http://21stcenturylaw.word outside address ‘visible’ to the third-party carriers that trans- press.com). She may be reached at nblack@nicoleblackesq.com. Reprinted with permission of The Daily Record ©2009