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Re:Google hid evidence by training workers to avoid words mo... by dudus on Thursday September 14, 2023 @04:08PM (#37514165)
Not only that but someone once told me to write the following before any email communications:

  "-- ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED --"
They explained to me this allowed us to communicate without fear our discussion can be misquoted and miscategorized in the future.

So besides being in good standing with a member of their guild you also have to preface your communication with their religious texts. \s

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Re:Google hid evidence by training workers to avoid words mo... by jstarfish on Thursday September 14, 2023 @04:41PM (#37514569)
> Not only that but someone once told me to write the following before any email communications:

That only applies when corresponding with counsel, and even there in limited circumstances (not everything can be privileged). If no attorney is addressed, it cannot be privileged.

IIRC, applying the label arbitrarily risks all correspondence being made discoverable.

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Re:Google hid evidence by training workers to avoid words mo... by checkyoursudo on Thursday September 14, 2023 @04:24PM (#37514374)
This does not grant privilege to communications, just so people are aware.
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Re:Google hid evidence by training workers to avoid words mo... by morelisp on Thursday September 14, 2023 @05:58PM (#37515389)
To be legally binding it needs to be

    -----BEGIN ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGED BLOCK-----
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Re:Google hid evidence by training workers to avoid words mo... by ketralnis on Thursday September 14, 2023 @06:07PM (#37515464)
and if you never end the block everything you do is safe from now on. Judges don't want you to know this one weird trick
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Re:Google hid evidence by training workers to avoid words mo... by gowld on Thursday September 14, 2023 @06:06PM (#37515453)
Never write the END block. Infinite privilege glitch!
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Re:Google hid evidence by training workers to avoid words mo... by dekhn on Thursday September 14, 2023 @09:07PM (#37516906)
This doesn't work if you're discussing something that's illegal.
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