Cook County adopts mobile‑device, acceptable‑use and data‑retention policies with six‑month rollout

Mar 25, 2026

The board approved updated mobile‑device and acceptable‑use policies and a new baseline data‑retention policy for email and cloud storage; county IT will run a six‑month transition with training and Q&A to help departments archive records appropriately.

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Cook County on March 24 adopted three technology policies intended to modernize mobile‑device management, clarify acceptable use of county technology and establish baseline retention for electronic records such as email, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint.

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