Can e-Discovery control and Web 2.0 coexist?

Matthew Hodgson has a post this week on the {app} gap where he raises an interesting question. Can a company bent on controlling access to information allow users to go onto the open web and interact in social networking tools, or is it an all or nothing proposition? Hodgson doesn't believe it is, and he says that by restricting users from a broad swath of Internet real estate you are actually inhibiting them from doing their jobs.

I agree. You can find ways to protect your turf without completely locking the gates and not letting anyone in or out. There is too much valuable information out there, too many useful tools, too many opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals who can help and support the effort your company is trying to undertake. To limit the company in this fashion in the name of security is to sacrifice the very life blood of communication that helps your company thrive.

So take Hodgson's advice and lighten up a bit. You can be secure without shutting yourself off from the outside world.

For more info:
- see the {app} gap post [1]