The Sedona Conference and its Working Group 6 on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery, and Disclosure (WG6) are pleased to announce that The Sedona Conference Commentary on Ephemeral Messaging (“Commentary”) has been published for public comment.

The Commentary defines the nature and scope of ephemeral messaging and provides a detailed sketch of the tension and competing demands facing organizations – particularly organizations seeking to use ephemeral messaging to comply with cross-border data protection directives without violating other legal requirements – that wish to use these tools. The Commentary also includes a series of guidelines that provide direction to organizations on how to navigate the landscape of uncertainty surrounding the use of ephemeral messaging. The guidelines also offer recommendations to regulators and judges for evaluating good faith uses of corporate ephemeral messaging.

The Commentary is open for public comment through March 28, 2021. Questions and comments may be sent to [email protected]. The drafting team will carefully consider all comments received, and determine what edits are appropriate for the final version.

A webinar on the Commentary will be held in early March and will be announced by email and on The Sedona Conference website. The webinar will give you the opportunity to ask questions and gain additional insight on this important topic.

The Commentary will also be the focus of a session at the WG6 2021 Annual Meeting on Feb. 17-18.

The Sedona Conference Working Group 6 on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery, and Disclosure

The mission of WG6 is to develop principles, guidance and best practice recommendations for information governance, discovery and disclosure involving cross-border data transfers related to civil litigation, dispute resolution and internal and civil regulatory investigations.

To become a member of The Sedona Conference Working Group Series (WGS) and WG6, please visit https://thesedonaconference.org/join.

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