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You’ve got mail… So what? Messaging issues for business in Southeast Asia

19 July 2023

Ephemeral messaging apps and personal devices pose important questions for investigations in Southeast Asia. What are the implications of the March 2023 DOJ guidance on ephemeral and personal messaging? Why does this particularly matter to companies doing business in Asia?

WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Viber, Zalo, etc. – you’ve either heard of them, downloaded them or use them. And your use may not be limited to personal purposes, especially since the pandemic, when the proliferation of remote working solutions blurred the boundaries between home and work, and private and professional.

The increased use of third-party messaging applications has caught the attention of the U.S. DOJ, and this is going to alter the emphasis of your companies’ compliance policies and practices, particularly in Asia.

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