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Ward and Smith publishes a guide to trade secrets, remote work and AI tools
Ward and Smith said it published an article by Gavin B. Parsons and W. Taylor Pulliam on trade-secret risks from remote workers, foreign vendors and AI tools that it says most North Carolina companies are not managing. The firm said the article recommends mobile device management and bans on personal cloud storage, vendor contracts with U.S. jurisdiction, audit rights and certified return or destruction of data, and a prohibition on entering confidential information into public AI platforms.
Key points
- Ward and Smith’s guide discussed personal devices, cloud accounts and mobile device management.Ward and Smith
- The firm’s article addressed audit rights and return or deletion requirements in vendor agreements.Ward and Smith
- The guide distinguished public AI accounts from enterprise arrangements with documented data protections.Ward and Smith
- Ward and Smith’s article outlined questions for a trade-secret audit.Ward and Smith