Traveling out of the country? Lawyers should consider using ‘burner’ devices (ABA Journal)

ABA Journal, August 12, 2017

Traveling out of the country? Lawyers should consider using ‘burner’ devices

“A recent ethics opinion by the New York City Bar Association addressed the issue. It said lawyers should take reasonable measures to prevent the disclosure of client data at the border….The New York City Bar Association ethics opinion has similar advice. At the border, the opinion said, if an agent seeks to search an electronic device that contains confidential data, the lawyer should disclose that the device contains privileged or confidential files and request that the materials not be searched or copied. The next step is to ask to speak to a supervisor.”

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