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Are Electronic Signatures Legal?

Clio

Electronic signatures (or e-signatures) have become nearly ubiquitous in everyday life and business—from confirming your agreement to terms and conditions on a website, to using e-signature tools to sign a work contract. What is an e-signature? But are electronic signatures legally binding? What is an electronic signature?

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Are Electronic Signatures Legally Binding? What Lawyers Should Know

Rocket Matter

Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firm’s Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, there’s never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online. Two primary laws govern the use of eSignatures in the U.S.: Healthcare Documents.

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Preparing for AI Whistleblowers

Debevoise Data Blog

Both increased regulatory scrutiny over AI use and record-breaking whistleblower activity has set the stage for an escalation of AI whistleblower-related enforcement. 3] Fiscal year (“FY”) 2022 and 2023 were each record-setting years for the SEC’s whistleblower program. The cover art used in this blog post was generated by DALL-E. [1]

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Washington’s Novel Health Data Law: An In-Depth Look

Debevoise Data Blog

The MHMDA includes data exemptions for HIPAA, quality assurance testing, and health records governed by or created pursuant to other state and federal laws. Unlike many state privacy laws, the MHMDA does not contain entity-level exemptions such as exemptions for financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley act.

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A Closer Look at 2023 U.S. State Privacy Law Activity: Washington State

Debevoise Data Blog

The MHMDA includes data exemptions for HIPAA, quality assurance testing, and health records governed by or created pursuant to other state and federal laws. Unlike many state privacy laws, the MHMDA does not contain entity-level exemptions such as exemptions for financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley act.

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Does Your Company Need a ChatGPT Policy? Probably.

Debevoise Data Blog

Recordkeeping : For high-risk uses, maintaining a record of when the content was generated and the prompt that was used to generate it. The authors would like to thank Debevoise Law Clerk Lex Gaillard for their work on this Debevoise Data Blog post. The cover art used in this blog post was generated by DALL-E.

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Biden Administration Acts to Limit Access to Sensitive Personal Data by Countries of Concern

Debevoise Data Blog

government-related data” is defined in the Order as sensitive personal data that poses a heightened national security risk, regardless of volume, and is linkable to either senior government officials or sensitive federal government locations. . ◦ The cover art used in this blog post was generated by DALL-E. [1] In addition, “U.S.