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That’s not how the legal system works though. Once a legal proceeding begins, there’s typically an order from a judge to preserve evidence. Failure to do so can
by vlovich123 3y ago
That’s not how the legal system works though. Once a legal proceeding begins, there’s typically an order from a judge to preserve evidence. Failure to do so can have serious consequences.
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoNot preserving evidence and not generating evidence are two different things.
- vlovich123 3y agoThat’s not how it works if you’ve been under these kinds of legal proceedings. You have an order to retain all documents and communications regardless of what you think is relevant. So switching to an ephemeral messaging app would 100% be considered you not obeying the court order. Even in person meetings that aren’t documented as they normally would, could be construed as evidence of a conspiracy to destroy evidence.
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoThese kinds of rules are inane and self-defeating. Now instead of switching after the case begins, large corporations will switch ahead of time, as they do with email retention policies etc. Then not only do you not have the emails from after the case begins, you don't have the ones from more than 30 days before either. Which has a negative impact on not just the case but the economy in general, because some of the information would have been useful to the company's business, but the managers will do what their lawyers tell them to do in order to not get prosecuted.
- vlovich123 3y agoOr just legislate minimum retention policies that supersede company policy.