For many years, link22 has delivered eavesdropping protection in the form of Shield to authorities and the defense industry. This week, the product was introduced to the legal sector, another area where confidential information is frequently discussed in meeting rooms. The law firm Glimstedt is now positioning itself as one of the industry's most eavesdropping-protected player.

In the digital age we live in, the protection of confidential information is more important than ever. Law firms, like Glimstedt, constantly face the challenge of ensuring that their client meetings remain private.

During the delivery, the reasons why the legal sector wants to prevent recording of meetings, whether intentionally or unintentionally, via mobile phones were discussed. This is partly about meetings with clients, where one wants to prevent an external party, who may have accessed the client's mobile through malicious software, from eavesdropping to gain an information advantage. But it's also about meetings with opposing parties. Gustav Sandberg, Managing Partner at Glimstedt Östergötland, puts it this way:

"When meeting with clients we sometimes want to avoid tapping if for example we’re discussing business secrets. When meeting with counterparts we sometimes want to avoid the risk of being recorded. It’s very easy to do today, a recording can be misused and we want to minimize such risks. Our clients expect and value our confidentiality."

Beyond the direct functional reasons for having eavesdropping protection in meeting rooms, there's also a signaling value. The goal is for both clients and opposing parties to take our meetings more seriously, while feeling more relaxed.