Do you consider distracted driving a public safety issue? What do you do when you see someone engaged in distracted driving?
Last month I posted a survey about distracted driving. A cross-section of 46 people responded from social media, business, law and the police communities. The survey is ongoing but here are the preliminary results:
This past Thursday I had the pleasure of speaking to a wonderful audience at Summit.Live. I shared six tips to help online businesses avoid claims, litigation, and lawsuits.
I hope you enjoy my presentation. Feel free to reach out with any questions!
Notes:
Please note that while I am an attorney, I’m not your attorney. Please check with an attorney in your state before taking any of these legal steps.
A summary of my six tips are as follows:
For years, trial lawyers have had to deal with fake images created with Photoshop. Today, several new “fake” facts and evidence issues have evolved because of technology. All of this results in consumers being intentionally mislead and ending up uninformed.
A new product by Adobe named VoCo (not yet released) lets you edit recorded speech so that you can alter what a person actually said. This new technology is very cool but has the potential for allowing even more fake and misleading news, bad publicity for people and companies, and false evidence in the courtroom.
Watch this short video to listen to how well VoCo works.
While the upside and downside of VoCo are both unlimited, several protections we have from misuse in the legal system are concepts referred to as “foundation” and “authentication” under the evidence code.
Generally speaking, what this means is that before a recording can be admitted into evidence in a court of law, the person producing the purported evidence must show, using established and reliable methods, that the item is what he or she says it is. Concepts like chain of custody, totality of the circumstances, and familiarity with a person’s voice all come into play. Obviously, this last element may no longer be allowed once the VoCo tech is perfected and released to the public.
My take-a-away for not just lawyers, but anyone relying upon what they see, read or hear, is to always question the source of the content. Do your own due diligence and research when you hear, watch or see something on the news or online. There’s never anything wrong with being careful and questioning a source. In fact, it’s just the smart thing to do.
Please participate (and share) this 60 second community focused distracted driving survey!
To all business owners, social media users, and social media experts:
When you see someone updating social media or livestreaming while driving, do you believe this is a public safety issue? If so, what do you do, if anything, to fix the problem?
I ask this question because April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and I’m trying to determine how the social media community feels about this issue. I’m writing a new blog post on the topic and would value receiving your confidential feedback to this short survey.
By the way, if before answering this survey, you need more facts about distracted driving, I invite you to see Sue Scheff recent post “The Habit Of Distracted Driving: It Only Takes A Glance” or the resources at StopDD.Today
Click to take this 60 confidential second survey on SurveyMonkey http://bit.ly/survey-dd and also please share with your family, friends, and social media communities. Thank you!
April 15th Update and Results: Click here to see the survey results.
“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” -Tony Robbins
Failing to make good short and long-term decisions can result in temporary setbacks or worse, permanently harm your business, reputation, and life.
One approach I use to try and make good decisions comes from the Rotary Four-Way Test. It is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotary International use for their personal and professional relationships. It goes as follows:
Of the things we think, say or do
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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Make today your masterpiece!
Mitch
