Legal and Practical Considerations for Corporate Bring Your Own Device Programs

Employee use of mobile devices for both personal and professional purposes, commonly referred to as “Bring Your Own Device” or “BYOD,” presents myriad challenges for businesses of all sizes, and can be especially difficult for multinational organizations. Companies with BYOD programs must balance employee expectations of privacy against the need for enhanced data security, which may include the added wrinkle of managing devices and data for employees who live and work in multiple jurisdictions. In this presentation, Melinda McLellan and James Sherer, Counsel in the New York office of BakerHostetler, discuss this new frontier at the intersection of employee privacy and corporate security, including how to approach the development of policies and procedures to govern employee use of mobile devices and the relevant legal standards emerging in this rapidly-evolving space.

Learning Objectives:

I.     Identify and triage potential risks associated with employee use of mobile devices

II.    Understand the regulatory and litigation landscape for BYOD programs, including how recent developments in the regulation of cross-border data transfers may impact these programs

III.   Get practical advice on how to develop and implement a BYOD program tailored to your organization’s needs