November 2009   VOLUME 5 ISSUE 10   TOPICS On the Lighter Side The War on Privacy Feature CONTENTS Red Flags for Fraud in Your Office New Study Reveals Push to Electronic Medical Records Puts Patient Privacy at Risk Iconix Brand Group Settles Charges Its Web Sites Violated Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Maryland Bank Dumps Identities Into Trash Vancouver 2010 Medals will be Made from Electronic Waste SUBSCRIBE Email Address: First Name: Last Name: Title: Company: Phone Number: (Optional) Add Remove ABOUT ACCUSHRED Your business needs to maintain the privacy and security of sensitive information and products.  AccuShred helps you respond to the growing threat of information and identity theft by providing secure destruction of documents, computer discs, hard drives, tapes, x-rays and other media.  AccuShred is AAA NAID Certified and specializes in helping your business meet and maintain HIPAA, FACTA and Graham-Leach-Bliley compliance standards. Visit us at www.accushred.net. ARCHIVE August 2009 Vol. 5 Issue 8 July 2009 Vol. 5 Issue 7 June 2009 Vol. 5 Issue 6 May 2009 Vol. 5 Issue 5 April 2009 Vol. 5 Issue 4 [MORE] Red Flags for Fraud in Your Office Fraud perpetrators often display behavioral traits that serve as indicators of possible illegal behavior by Brent Ringenberg, CPA AccuShred has partnered with the William Vaughan Company to fight identity theft and to "End Fraud Now." This month, guest columnist, Brent Ringenberg, writes about how to recognize fraud in the workplace... [FULL STORY]   New Study Reveals Push to Electronic Medical Records Puts Patient Privacy at Risk Eighty Percent of Healthcare Organizations Experienced Lost Electronic Health Information by Business Wire According to the October 2009 report on patient privacy and information management, 80 percent of healthcare organizations surveyed had experienced at least one incident of lost or stolen electronic health information in the past year... [FULL STORY]   Iconix Brand Group Settles Charges Its Web Sites Violated Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Company Required to Pay $250,000 Civil Penalty by States News Service Apparel company, Iconix Brand Group, will pay a $250,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the FTC’s COPPA Rule by knowingly collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children online without first obtaining their parents’ permission... [FULL STORY]   Maryland Bank Dumps Identities Into Trash Sensitive Information to be Shredded was Thrown in Dumpster Behind Branch by Joce Sterman Local banks are usually who you trust with your money and your personal information. As a Baltimore, Maryland-area ABC affiliate discovered at a local bank, some of the documents that contained these secrets didn't get shredded, they got dumped. The following article is an excerpt about the Baltimore County bank that did not safely dispose of its customers' sensitive information... [FULL STORY]   Vancouver 2010 Medals will be Made from Electronic Waste Gold, Silver and Copper to be Extracted from Used Computers, Electronics by Relax News 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic medals are making medal history as the first to contain metals that are recovered from the processing of circuit boards from end-of-life electronics otherwise destined for the landfill... [FULL STORY]   Social Media Which Social Media Website Do You Use the Most? Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MySpace YouTube Digg Other I don't use Social Media   See Results www.accushred.net or call (800) 747-3341 Published by AccuShred, LLC Copyright © 2009 AccuShred, LLC. All rights reserved. Data Destruction News is sent to AccuShred customers and anyone who has expressed interest in our services. To stop receiving this newsletter, enter your email address in the subscription box appearing within the newsletter and choose the Remove option. Or, just click one of the links at the bottom of the email message. TELL A FRIEND

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