How Long Should You Keep Certain Records?
AccuShred Presents its Semi-Annual Record Retention Schedule
by Jeff Green
Quite frequently, AccuShred receives e-mails from our clients who want to know how long to keep certain files before shredding them. Last year, we included our record retention schedule in the Data Destruction News, and it was read by a record amount of subscribers. Because of its popularity, we decided to include it again...
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Today's Interconnectivity Can Put Patient Data in Jeopardy
Security Breaches Indicate Security Challenge in New Era of Health Records
by Nancy Melville
The task of keeping patient records private, which once amounted to little more than keeping filing cabinets under lock and key, has become a major responsibility in the age of electronic health records, and one need only scan recent headlines to understand why...
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Ohio Bureau Of Motor Vehicles Disposal Practices Questioned – Again
Hundreds of Social Security Numbers Found in Dumpsters Behind Branches
by Paul Aker
The Ohio Department of Public Safety is investigating how hundreds of documents containing Social Security numbers and other personal information ended up in trash bins behind at least 10 state license branches...
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Judge Rules LifeLock’s Fraud Alert Service Illegal
Decision Will Cause Shift in Credit Protection Industry
by Kim Zetter
In a decision that has privacy advocates and others scratching their heads, a federal judge has ruled that credit protection company, LifeLock, has been breaking California law for years by placing fraud alerts on its customer’s credit profiles...
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Supreme Court To Hear Sarbanes-Oxley Challenge
Plaintiffs Say Accounting Oversight Board Has Too Much Power
by David Hilzenrath
Recently, the Supreme Court agreed to consider a challenge to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the centerpiece of the government's response to the watershed accounting scandals at Enron and Worldcom...
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Indiana Becomes the 19th State to Pass E-Waste Law
Law Requires Manufacturers to be Responsible for Recycling Their Products
by Greener Computing
Manufacturers are required to register with the state of Indiana by April 2010 and must include a plan describing how they will meet their recycling targets. They must also report their progress at the end of each program year, or else penalties will be assessed...
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