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Based on an aggregation of online content from eDiscovery commentators ranging from legal experts to technology practitioners, provided below is a non-all inclusive overview of recent articles, comments and posts in regard to the presence of personally identifiable information (PII) in the EDRM Enron Email Data Set. This overview includes a chronological overview of online articles, comments and posts as well as a listing of the individuals and entities references in the online articles, comments and posts.

Articles/Comments/Posts

April 30, 2013 – Lessons From PII Data Breaches by FERC and EDRMhttp://bit.ly/ZVVWBB (BeyondRecognition)

  • While working with the EDRM Data that we downloaded from the EDRM website, BeyondRecognition discovered that there were over 7,500 instances of unredacted social security numbers, credit card numbers, dates of birth, home addresses and phone numbers – a startling breach of privacy. Most of the data breach victims were Enron employees, but the victims also included spouses or children of the employees as well as third party contractors. Read more.

May 2, 2013 – Wow. EDRM/FERC/Enron Data Privacy Breaches – http://bit.ly/10YIaRR (@SharonNelsonEsq)

  • It is a startling revelation when you learn that a dataset that has been public for years and contains over 7,500 instances of unredacted social security numbers, credit card numbers, dates of birth, home addresses and phone numbers. Read more.

May 3, 2013 – Lessons from EDRM/FERC/Enron Data Privacy Breaches (Updated) – http://bit.ly/11OHqKj  (Office of Inadequate Security)

  • I am posting this with some hesitation, as the data may still be live. But after days of getting no response from Amazon Web Services who were informed of this problem last week, I think it’s time to call attention to the failure of all involved parties to respond promptly. Read more.

May 6, 2013 – Roundup of Thoughts on the Enron Data Set PII – http://bit.ly/11bnAhf (@SharonNelsonEsq)

  • In the end, it became apparent that a good number of people knew about the PII. However, Martin’s “discovery” was unknown to many – including me. Others in the EDD field wrote to concur that they too had not known about the PII. The story generated a lot of discussion – and that’s a good thing. As valuable as the Enron dataset is, I agree with Withers that the legal outcome might differ today. Read more.

May 6, 2013 – Amazon Web Services Takes Down Enron Email Data Set – http://bit.ly/13ZyFyB (BeyondRecognition)

  • Today Amazon Web Services informed BeyondRecognition that AWS has taken down the Enron Email Data Set. This is the message we received.  Read more.

May 7, 2013 – Enron’s Toxic Sandbox: Does The Public Enron Email Database Have Too Much PII? http://bit.ly/ZGLU7D (Monica Bay)

  • CEO John Martin announced on Tuesday that he had “discovered” personally-identifiable information while working in the Enron sandbox with his company’s namesake document analysis software, BeyondRecognition. Read more.

May 7, 2013 – Amazon Web Services Takes Down Enron Email Data Set  –http://bit.ly/15mYyNw (@SharonNelsonEsq)

  • If you’ve been watching the last two RTL posts, you are aware of the personally identifiable information (PII) that is contained in the Enron Email Data Set. Responding to a report from BeyondRecognition’s CEO John Martin, Amazon Web Services wrote to John yesterday and advised him that the Data Set had been taken down. Read more.

May 9, 2013 – Reporting from the EDRM Annual Meeting and a Data Set Update http://bit.ly/15s23SU (Doug Austin)

  • In the past several days, there has been much discussion about the personally-identifiable information (“PII”) available within the FERC (and consequently the EDRM Data Set), including social security numbers, credit card numbers, dates of birth, home addresses and phone numbers.  Consequently, the EDRM Data Set has been taken down from the AWS site. Read more.

May 9, 2013 – Update: Background on EDRM/FERC/Enron PII Disclosures – http://bit.ly/128wbwl (BeyondRecogition)

  • This posting reviews FERC’s actions in the light of what was technically possible at the time and comments on Enron’s appeal of the disclosure decision to the Fifth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. Read more.

May 10, 2013 – EDRM Remains Vital to eDiscovery – http://bit.ly/10mO48l (Albert Barsocchini)

  • I participated in the Data Set group led by Michael Lappin, director, archiving strategy at Nuix Pty Ltd, where it was decided to address high-risk documents — personally identifiable information (PII), personal health information (PHI), etc. This was inspired by the recent discovery of PII in the EDRM Enron Email Data Set, which he was involved in cleansing. Read more.

May 15, 2013 – Nuix and EDRM Republish Enron Data Set Cleansed Of More Than 10,000 Items – http://www.edrm.net/archives/17490  (EDRM)

  • Nuix, a worldwide provider of information management technologies, and EDRM, the leading standards organization for the eDiscovery and information governance market, have today republished the EDRM Enron PST Data Set after cleansing it of private, health and personal financial information. Read more.

May 15, 2013 – EDRM Enron PST Data Set – Legal Disclaimer – http://bit.ly/ZkwiIU (Nuix)

  • This legal notice applies to the cleansed version of the Enron data set, originally published by EDRM (edrm.net), provided by Nuix under the website Nuix.com (“Data Set”). Please read these terms carefully before using the Data Set.  Using the Data Set indicates that you accept these terms.  If you do not accept these terms, do not use the Data Set. Read more.

May 15, 2013 – EDRM Enron Data Set Cleansed of Private, Health and Financial Information – (With Download Links) http://bit.ly/13xz2lv (Nuix)

  • Nuix specialists cleansed the EDRM Enron data set of private information. We identified and removed more than 10,000 items. Read more.

May 16, 2013 – EDRM’S Enron PST Data Set Cleansed of Personal Information – http://bit.ly/12gEwhz (@SharonNelsonEsq)

  • Yesterday, I received a press release from Nuix (and a similar release was sent out by EDRM) saying that Nuix and EDRM had republished the EDRM Enron PST Data Set after cleansing it of private, health and personal financial information. Read more.

May 16, 2013 – Version 1 of the EDRM Enron Data Set NOW AVAILABLE – http://bit.ly/12DjOJp (Doug Austin)

  • Last week, we reported from the Annual Meeting for the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) group and discussed some significant efforts and accomplishments by each of the project teams within EDRM.  That included an update from the EDRM Data Set project, where an effort was underway to identify and remove personally-identifiable information (“PII”) data from the EDRM Data Set.  Now, version 1 of the Data Set is completed and available for download. Read more.

May 23, 2013 – Index Engines Finds More Dirt on Nuix’s ‘cleansed’ Enron Data Set – http://bit.ly/1abEU41 (IndexEngines)

  • Enron’s republished PST data set still contains numerous personally identifiable information violations despite Nuix’s ‘efforts,’ Index Engines finds. Read more.

May 23, 2013 – Personally Identifiable Information in Enron Data Redux – http://bit.ly/16cZk0e (Sean Doherty)

  • After Nuix re-released Enron data sets, PII persists. Read more.

May 23, 2013 – Moving Forward – Dealing with the Aftermath of the EDRM/FERC/Enron PII Breaches – http://bit.ly/1acqGQj (BeyondRecognition)

  • Four specific suggestions to use these PII breaches as a learning experience and, co-incidentally, to help achieve data breach notification for the victims. Read more.

May 24, 2013 – The Cleansing Process: Enron Data Set Discussion By Nuix/EDRM – http://bit.ly/18bFVwn (@ComplexD)

  • The string of Twitter posts from participants in the Nuix/EDRM led online discussion on 5.23.13 at #NuixChat (Twitter Hashtag) concerning personally identifiable information (PII) and the re-released Enron data sets.  Read more.

May 28, 2013 – Is the Enron E-Mail Data Set Worth All the Mudslinging? http://bit.ly/18rrzrT (@SharonNelsonEsq)

  • My suggestion? Collaboration, not criticism. I believe Nuix is anxious to provide the cleanest version of the data possible – to the extent that others can help, it would be a public service. Remember what your teachers said about getting along on the playground? It is still sound advice. Read more.

May 28, 2013 – The Enron PII Fallout: What Dirty Data Really Causeshttp://bit.ly/13YfnLI (Jim McGann)

  • Our first reaction to finding PII was disappointment over the distribution of the PST data set before it was audited or validated by a third-party, especially since it was for public consumption. Despite what lawyers say about the legal accountability of republishing this set, we easily found names, addresses, birthdates and social security numbers in the SAME document. The eDiscovery community knows the ramifications of breaches better than anyone. Why allow this to happen? Read more.

May 31, 2013 – Some Additional Perspective on the EDRM Enron Data Set “Controversy” – http://bit.ly/11fRdey (Doug Austin)

  • Sharon Nelson wrote a terrific post about the “controversy” regarding the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) Enron Data Set in her Ride the Lightning blog (Is the Enron E-Mail Data Set Worth All the Mudslinging?).  I wanted to repeat some of her key points here and offer some of my own perspective directly from sitting in on the Data Set team during the EDRM Annual Meeting earlier this month. Read more.

Individuals/Entities (Referenced in Articles)

Individuals/Entities who have made comments and/or have been referenced in aforementioned articles, comments and posts.

Individuals

  • Ady Cassidy – eDiscovery Consultant, Nuix
  • Albert Barsocchini – Discovery Counsel/Director of Strategic Consulting, NightOwlDiscovery (Author)
  • Doug Austin, Director of Marketing, CloudNine Discovery (Author)
  • Craig Ball – Attorney and Forensics Expert
  • Deborah Baron – Chief Marketing Officer, Nuix
  • Eddie Sheehy – CEO, Nuix
  • Eric Robi – President, Elluma Discovery
  • George Socha – Socha Consulting and Co-Founder, EDRM
  • Jim McGann – VP of Information Discovery, Nuix
  • Joe Howie – VP of Corporate Communications, BeyondRecognition
  • John Martin – CEO, BeyondRecognition
  • Kenneth Withers – Director of Judicial Education, The Sedona Conference
  • Matthew Westwood-Hill – eDiscovery Consultant, Nuix
  • Michael Lappin – Director of Archiving Strategy, Nuix
  • Monica Bay – Law Technology News, Editor-in-Chief (Author)
  • Sean Doherty – Law Technology News, Technology Editor (Author)
  • Sharon Nelson – President, Sensei Enterprises (Author)
  • Tom Gelbmann – Gelbmann & Associates and Co-Founder, EDRM
  • William Hamilton – Partner, Quarles & Brady and Founder of E-Discovery Adjuncts and Professors ListServ (GroupSpaces)

Entities

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Updated 5/31/2013

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