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JASON FRIED (CEO of Basecamp and the New Email Platform HEY.COM)

Say hello to Jason Fried, Co-Founder and CEO of Basecamp and the brand new HEY email platform and service.

Basecamp is an all-in-one toolkit for working remotely with millions of users and thousands of new users signing up weekly. Hey.com is the new email platform that’s changing how email is looked at, handled, and experienced.

Jason is also co-author of Getting Real, REWORK, Remote, and “It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work” (click here to view on Amazon). If you’re looking for a better way to build and run your company, tap into how Jason is going about the entire process. We run our firm in a similar fashion and it’s the best decision we’ve made since opening up shop back in 1986 😉

Grab a beverage of your choice, bring your questions, and say hello to Jason Fried!

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Watch live (and recorded) on all the top platforms. It’s probably best if you start here at my “HackingLegal/Social/Life” shows.

This is What Fraud Looks Like

This cashier’s check is fake.

I received a phone call from a potential client, Jeffrey Miller (not his real name), who allegedly had settled an employment discrimination and harassment claim against Walgreens for $101,580.00. It had been about a month since the settlement, and he hadn’t received the funds. He claimed that Walgreens’ told him that because of COVID-19, everything was put on hold. He wanted to retain my firm to get paid without further delay.

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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

Data Privacy Issues

Between January and September 2019, it’s reported that there were over 7.9 billion data records exposed — a 33% increase from the same time in 2018. In the first quarter of 2020, the number of exposed privacy records were at an increase of 273% over last year.

In 2020 along, there have been dozens of massive reported data breaches including:

MGM Resorts: In July, 2020: Researchers found 142 million personal records from former guests at the MGM Resorts hotels for sale on the Dark Web…

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