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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Feb. 4, 2011

Is the Mediation 'Privilege’ the Last Bastion of Confidentiality?

For a sobering glimpse at how little privacy an individual really has, look no further than the Internet.

Michael H. Leb

Neutral, Leb Dispute Resolutions

Labor & Employment

Phone: (310) 284-8224

Fax: (310) 284-8229

Email: michael@lebdr.com

U Michigan Law School

THE NEUTRAL CORNER is a monthly column discussing recent cases or topics of interest from a neutral's perspective.

Are you concerned about the erosion of personal privacy and confidentiality attributable in large part to the amount of information in "cyberspace" and the increasing ability to aggregate and publish the information? If not, you should be. For a sobering glimpse at how little privacy an individual really has, take a look at the Web site Spokeo. Enter the name of someone you know and, at no cost, you can obtain the person's address, phone number, approximate age, value of their house (wit...

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