Law360, New York ( April 29, 2014, 8:24 PM EDT) -- With ever-progressing mobile technologies available today, the lines between personal life and work life are becoming blurred. It is not uncommon for employees to use work-issued mobile devices and personal mobile devices, such as smartphones, laptops and tablets outside the office. Indeed, the use of personal devices for work is so common that the catchphrase "bring your own device" (also known as BYOD) has emerged to describe the practice. Employers permitting employees to access proprietary or confidential information on mobile devices, whether company-issued or personal, may unknowingly be compromising the protected status of that information. What protocols should employers implement to secure the status of their proprietary or confidential information?...
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