Preventing Client Confidentiality Breaches

With nationwide electronic filing anyone with Internet access and specialized software for reading electronic court documents can open up all court documents. This poses a privacy risk because court documents often contain personal information such as names and addresses and financial information.

Debate and list the security measures law offices or courts can take to prevent potential privacy breaches posed by widespread electronic filing. Research the bar rules of your state of OHIO regarding confidentiality to see whether electronic filing is mentioned