Hanzo, a developer of dynamic web archiving technology for compliance and e-discovery professionals, announced a lineup of industry experts presenting in the webinar “How to Win Using Native Format to Capture Social Media Data,” on Dec. 19, 2018.

The event will include a discussion about the importance of social media to business communications and the ensuing challenges it presents for e-discovery and compliance in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The webinar also will share strategic insights and best practices for defensible social media collection and real-world stories from the field.

In a release, the company said social media is a valuable way to communicate with customers, but many heavily regulated financial firms shy away from its use, fearing that regulatory compliance will be too difficult. Organizations can also find social media to be critical in e-discovery because it offers a rare window into people’s daily thoughts and activities, even after those people have become embroiled in litigation.

Recent data privacy and security discussions have impacted the use of APIs for social media collections. In this webinar industry experts from legal to corporate will share their experiences with how organizations use and deal with social media in the course of their business. They’ll discuss the risk and challenges surrounding compliance and eDiscovery collections, and explore what is driving organizations toward superior native-format collections.

Speakers will be:

• Mark A. Smolik, General Counsel Chief Compliance Officer, DHL Supply Chain Americas
• Michael Quartararo, Managing Director, eDPM Advisory Services
• Steve Tanner, Social Media & Online Communities Lead, Relativity
• Evan Gumz, Senior Account Executive, EDiscovery, Hanzo

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How to Win Using Native Format to Capture Social Media Data
https://www.hanzo.co/native-format-capture-social-media-webinar
Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Time: 1:30 pm ET
Cost: Free

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Hanzo will present a webinar on Dec. 19, 2018, at 1:30 pm EST discussing common challenges and helpful solutions for capturing the dynamic elements of social media data.

The company says social media is a valuable way to communicate with customers, but many heavily regulated financial firms shy away from its use, fearing that regulatory compliance will be too difficult.

Organizations can also find social media to be critical in ediscovery because it offers a rare window into people’s daily thoughts and activities, even after those people have become embroiled in litigation.

Moderator Evan Gumz, senior account executive from Hanzo ,will be joined by panelists Steve Tanner, social nedia & online communities lead from Relativity, and Michael Quartararo, managing director of eDPM Advisory Services to discuss:

• How organizations use social media in the course of their business and the associated risk
• Challenges surrounding compliance and eDiscovery collections
• What is driving compliance and ediscovery practitioners toward superior native-format collections
• And more.

Register for the webinar.

The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee berated lawyers for social media giants Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Google for a lethargic response to Russian interference in U.S. politics, as the companies’ lawyers faced a second day of grilling in Congress, reports Bloomberg.

Updating its coverageWednesday morning, Bloomberg reports:

“Your first presentations were less than sufficient,” [Sen.] Mark Warner said at the panel’s hearing Wednesday, saying lawmakers were at first “blown off” by companies that in effect said, “Nothing like this happened. Nothing to see here.”

Warner chided Facebook General Counsel Colin Stretch for his “I will have to come back to you on that, sir” reply to a question on cross-checking fake accounts.

“We’ve had this hearing scheduled for months,” Warner of Virginia replied. “I find your answer very, very disappointing.”

The Associated Press reported on Tuesday’s grilling of the companies’ top lawyers: “Senators blast Facebook, Twitter, Google in Russia probe.”

Read the Bloomberg article.

Zapproved has published a white paper discussing methods of keeping social media data ready for e-discovery. The document can be downloaded at no charge from the company’s website.

“If you’re not keeping up with digital trends and best practices, achieving positive litigation outcomes may elude you,” Zapproved says in an announcement.

This strategic insights paper outlines ways to sustainably manage the social media and digital app security challenges of e-discovery. It includes tips on adopting the right policies and procedures to help with compliance with e-discovery rules.

It also covers the emerging technology and FRCP Rules. It gives advice on:

• Creating an effective way to preserve and collect data from new sources, such as social media, mobile and audio devices, cloud services and messaging apps.
• Adopting a ‘bring your own device’ policy that governs the preservation of social and digital device data to minimize legal risks if the employee device becomes discoverable.
• Applying best practices to keep up with emerging data sources, meet e-discovery obligations and avoid hefty sanctions for noncompliance.

Download the white paper.