Bloomberg Law
April 23, 2019, 5:34 PM UTC

Mueller Rips ‘Disappearing Data’ Prized by Corporations

Sam Skolnik
Sam Skolnik
Reporter

Add to the fallout from the Mueller report: questions among lawyers about whether clients should use disappearing or encrypted data, or make it accessible, maybe forever.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller III noted that subjects of the probe, including some tied to President Donald Trump’s campaign, communicated through apps that encrypt data or don’t store it long term, limiting his ability to investigate.

He hit on a quandary for attorneys working with companies: how to meet requirements for secure, encrypted data while facing demands from prosecutors and litigation opponents that this information be accessible.

When communications important to an investigation can’t ...

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