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Rob Robinson

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College Station, Tallinn
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Covers:  Rob writes frequently on technology and geopolitical topics, focusing on legal and business technology developments in the areas of cybersecurity, data privacy. regulatory compliance, and eDiscovery.
ComplexDiscovery is an online publication highlighting cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery insight and intelligence.

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Rob Robinson’s Biography

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Rob Robinson is a distinguished publisher and writer with extensive experience in techno-journalism. As the publisher and editor of ComplexDiscovery.com, he delivers in-depth insights into cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery, establishing the platform as a trusted resource for industry professionals. A seven-time selectee for JD Supra’s Readers’ Choice Top Author Award, Rob also serves as the Editor of Newsline by HaystackID, an influential industry news outlet. His thought le…

Rob Robinson’s Journalist Portfolio

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The billable hour's information problem in eDiscovery

The billable hour's information problem in eDiscovery

The billable hour's information problem in eDiscovery: why the profession's pricing convention behaves less l…

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When agents act: the Rule 26(f) disclosure threshold for agentic AI in eDiscovery

When agents act: the Rule 26(f) disclosure threshold for agentic AI in eDiscovery

Morgan v. V2X reshapes agentic AI disclosure under Rule 26(f). What the meet-and-confer now requires.

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A Cash Shortage During Hyperinflation: One Economist's Account of What Socialism Did to Venezuela

A Cash Shortage During Hyperinflation: One Economist's Account of What Socialism Did to Venezuela

Daniel Di Martino's lecture on Venezuela's collapse informs an article that touches on information control, a…

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We Wanted Smarter Legal Tech, but Instead Got an Expensive Dependency

We Wanted Smarter Legal Tech, but Instead Got an Expensive Dependency

Legal AI spending hit record highs but 56% of CEOs report zero returns. Explore the productivity gap in eDisc…

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A Complete Analysis of the Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey

A Complete Analysis of the Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey

Winter 2026 eDiscovery Pricing Survey analysis on forensic collection, hosting, document review, and GenAI-as…

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ENISA 2025 NIS Investments Report: Technology Prioritized as Cyber Talent Pools Contract

ENISA 2025 NIS Investments Report: Technology Prioritized as Cyber Talent Pools Contract

ENISA's 2025 NIS Investments report shows EU organizations shifting cybersecurity strategies from personnel t…

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Policy without control: the AI governance gap in IBM’s 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report

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By Rob Robinson
| Open Legal Blog Archive
Editor’s Note: Artificial intelligence governance lost ground at breached organizations this year even as AI exposure grew, and the 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report from IBM and Ponemon Institute put numbers on the gap. Sixty-eight percent of breached organizations had no AI governance policy in place, five of the six governance controls measured in both years lost adoption, and only 19 percent reported governance and security teams working together.
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Restore the controller, risk losing evidence: federal water guidance leaves the sequence open

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By Rob Robinson
| Open Legal Blog Archive
Editor’s Note: Minnesota counted over 30 community water systems targeted inside 48 hours in late July, CISA warned the whole water sector days later about threat actors going after internet-exposed controllers, and the FBI and EPA separately said utilities in at least seven unnamed states had reported incidents to the FBI. Publicly disclosed impacts stayed limited; the governance question they surfaced did not.
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Restore the controller, risk losing evidence: federal water guidance leaves the sequence open

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By Rob Robinson
| Complex Discovery OÜ
Editor’s Note: Minnesota counted over 30 community water systems targeted inside 48 hours in late July, CISA warned the whole water sector days later about threat actors going after internet-exposed controllers, and the FBI and EPA separately said utilities in at least seven unnamed states had reported incidents to the FBI. Publicly disclosed impacts stayed limited; the governance question they surfaced did not.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. The IBM Selectric II Correcting Electronic Typewriter.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I prefer concise and cogent email pitches.

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LinkedIn

Awards

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JD Supra 2026 Readers Choice Awards

2026 - eDiscovery

We are proud to recognize from a mix of industry thought leaders those achieving the highest visibility and engagement among readers for eDiscovery expertise on JD Supra.

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JD Supra Readers Choice Awards

2025 - eDiscovery Author

We are proud to recognize from a mix of industry thought leaders those achieving the highest visibility and engagement among readers for eDiscovery expertise on JD Supra.

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JD Supra Readers Choice Awards

2024 - eDiscovery Author

We are proud to recognize from a mix of industry thought leaders those achieving the highest visibility and engagement among readers for eDiscovery expertise on JD Supra.

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JD Supra Readers Choice Awards

2023 - eDiscovery Author

From a collection of over 500 writing on eDiscovery matters, meet JD Supra's top ten authors during 2023 in this well-mined category:

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JD Supra Readers Choice Awards

2022 - eDiscovery Author

From a collection of over 500 writing on eDiscovery matters, selected by readers of JD Supra as one of the top ten authors during 2022 in this well-mined category of eDiscovery.

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JD Supra Readers Choice Awards

2021 - eDiscovery Author

From a collection of over 500 writing on eDiscovery matters, selected by readers of JD Supra as one of the top ten authors during 2021 in this well-mined category of eDiscovery.

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JD Supra Readers Choice Awards

2020 - eDiscovery Author

From a collection of over 500 writing on eDiscovery matters, selected by readers of JD Supra as one of the top ten authors during 2020 in this well-mined category of eDiscovery.

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