A lawyer’s duty to maintain the confidentiality of privileged communications is axiomatic. Given Google’s scanning and data mining capabilities, can lawyers using Gmail comply with that duty without their clients’ informed consent?
Texas Disciplinary Rule of Professional Conduct 1.05 prohibits lawyers from “[using] privileged information of a client for the advantage of the lawyer or of a third person, unless the client consents after consultation.”
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