E-Cycling: Thinking Green When Electronic Devices Go Out of Date
AccuShred's Recycling Coordinator Featured in E-Waste Documentary
by Jeff Green
A Toledo-based public broadcasting station recently put together a segment about the importance of electronics recycling. AccuShred has been recycling electronics and destroying sensitive information for many years, and our very own Craig Wittig was interviewed for the segment.
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Economic Stimulus Act to Heighten HIPAA Enforcement
Act's Provisions Include Stiffer Penalties for Privacy Violations
by BusinessNews
Penalties to facilities that have privacy breaches range from $100 to $50,000 per violation, depending on whether the facility could have reasonably avoided the breach. The Act also gives states’ attorneys general the power to seek civil damages and attorney’s fees for HIPAA privacy breaches...
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FTC Report: Identity Theft Remains Consumers' No. 1 Fraud Complaint
Number of Identity Theft Complaints Rose 20 Percent from 2007 to 2008
by Kelly Jackson Higgins
Identity theft remains the top category of fraud affecting consumers, and it jumped considerably last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission's annual consumer complaint report released this week...
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Consumer Claims Proving to be Costly to Companies
Recent Cases Result in Substantial Damages for Data Breaches
In the past, when a consumer services company made a public announcement about a data breach, the repercussions could include bad press for the company. Now, legal precedent has been set to be more than "just" bad press...
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FCC Proposes Fines Over Data Protection
Federal Regulators Slap 650 Companies with $13 Million in Fines
by Amy Schatz
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission proposed $20,000 fines on more than 650 small phone, pager and wireless providers, accusing them of not filing paperwork that certifies they have put protections in place to protect customer phone data...
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Being Aware of Internet Identity Thieves: "Dot Cons"
Electronic Con-Artists Click Their Way Into Your Pocket
The Internet has spawned a whole new lexicon and brought the world to your living room, 24/7/365. And while the opportunities online for consumers are almost endless, there are some challenges, too. As in dot con...
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