Overview

With the ever increasing volume of data being exchanged regularly by e-mail, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of instances of confidential information being provided to, or received from third parties, when there is no existing or previous relationship.

Given this connected nature of business, confidential information can find its way to any level of a company, bypassing legal teams and chains of command and in the process, increasing the risk that such information may be misused.

This briefing summarises an individual's rights and obligations in such a scenario and provides a quick reference guide of steps to consider in the event that confidential information does 'slip through your fingers'.

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