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Not long ago, submitting a well-structured Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) took time. It required a working understanding of data protection rights, a sense of how organisations process information, and often a fair amount of persistence. Now, it takes five minutes with a free GenAI account. That shift hasn’t changed the law. But it has changed the experience of DSARs in a way that privacy teams are starting to feel quite acutely. What we’re seeing isn’t a surge in bad-faith requests. It’s something more nuanced and more challenging. Requests are becoming easier to generate, more sophisticated in tone, and harder to deal with efficiently. How is AI changing the DSAR landscape? Generative AI has changed how DSARs are created, and this is reshaping the workload for privacy teams. The barrier to entry is lower A requester no longer needs to understand your processing activities – or even the structure of
It’s estimated that 70 – 80% of litigation cost is spent on document review, with another significant portion going to eDiscovery hosting, sometimes for extended periods (costed on a per GB basis). That makes containing
In our the first article in the series, we discussed the intricacies of the intelligent cull – a vital tool in combatting the ever-increasing data volumes involved in eDiscovery. Today, we’re taking a look at the other
The challenge: To retrieve and maintain the data integrity of digital evidence on site in a sub-Saharan capital , on behalf of our legal client. Speed of response (less than 12 hours’ notice) and agility
When a law firm was instructed to conduct an investigation on behalf of a large, South African infrastructure client, they requested Salient assist in the processing of the data. Coincidentally, the company, on whose behalf
Back in the “bad old days”, the best technology was really only accessible to larger law firms and corporates with very deep pockets. Now, thanks to the development of cloud and PaaS (Platform as a
The rate at which new technology is hitting the market feels like its constantly accelerating – particularly within the eDiscovery space. Thanks to exponentially increasing data volumes, seemingly endless proliferation of communication channels, and growing
The challenge: As part of a complex investigation on behalf of a law firm, one of our forensic investigator clients requested our assistance comparing three company websites. The mandate required research into technical aspects of
Historically, Early Case Assessment (ECA) has been hampered by the prohibitive costs of eDiscovery platforms and the cost and effort of data collection and data imports. As the Software as a Service (SaaS) model has
Truly efficient eDiscovery in a corporate environment relies on good information governance. Without this in place, there are simply too many nooks and crannies in which data can hide, making it easy to miss relevant
2023 has been a busy year for the Salient team. Our clients have kept us on our toes, finding new and unusual ways to put our data-smithing skills to the test. We’re pleased to report
The challenge: Find a way to help a team of lawyers and investigators to navigate quickly and easily through a large production of evidence in order to prepare their case more efficiently. Presented with a
The challenge: Provide reassurance to our law firm client that a recent phishing attack had not compromised security or left malware on their system. We recently helped a legal client who had potentially fallen victim