Sticking to the script: Ethics issues can arise with metadata mining 
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Published: July 23, 2012
Tags: Corporate Counsel, Ethics, Technology
Electronic documents can tell a tale at odds with the surface script, and dealing with “metadata” can present temptations to corporate counsel when an email hits the wrong person’s inbox.
Metadata includes the hidden information that describes the history, tracking or management of an electronic document. Sometimes metadata revelations are merely embarrassing. During the recent contretemps ...
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