Agreeing To The Cloud
June 28, 2007
As more and better communication and collaboration functions move to the Web (under non-negotiated, vendor-centric terms of use), what are our obligations as both tech- and ethics-savvy lawyers? I for one am not about to give up Gmail. So, what's the best practice?
- Shun Web services, you simply can't control the data?
- Use Web services only when you have specific, confidentiality and reliability guaranteeing service level agreements?
- Use Web services liberally, but acquaint yourself with the applicable terms of use and make sure clients are amenable?
I lean toward #3. You?
