Identity Theft News
BOLI: Plan to shred sensitive information
BOLI: Plan to shred sensitive information By the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries 6/7/2005 – QUESTION: I know about those “Dumpster divers” who go into your trash and steal personal information such as phone numbers, e-mail addresses, etc. For that reason, we do our best to obliterate any such personal information about our employees…
Read MoreShred documents or identity? New law hopes to curb latter
Shred documents or identity? New law hopes to curb latter Kyle Weaver 6/5/2005 – ROGERS — What’s worse: Floating bullet-riddled in the Mediterranean Sea only to recover but not know who you are — as in the thriller novel and action movie character Jason Bourne — or get out of bed one morning only to…
Read MoreFeds: Shred those secrets
Feds: Shred those secrets By James Fisher (Daily Times Staff Writer) 6/2/2005 – Ladies and gentlemen, start your shredders. Businesses across the country may be scrambling this month to be ready to follow a new federal law that takes effect in June. To avoid a penalty, they’ll have to destroy any personal financial information about…
Read MoreShredding can save you from identity theft
Shredding can save you from identity theft By Jan Lindsey and Dani Arthur • Bankrate.com 6/2/2005 – Got any secrets? Sure you do. How about your bank and credit card statements? Personal bills, canceled or blank checks, investment information and financial statements? And, then there are medical records, income tax records and credit reports. Do you…
Read MoreFACTA IS ENFORCEABLE AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
FACTA IS ENFORCEABLE AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT As of tomorrow, any person or business under the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission is required to destroy all discarded personal information contained on a credit report or derived from a credit report. That’s because June 1st is the long-awaited FTC FACTA Disposal Rule effective date, marking the…
Read MoreNew Law Requires All Businesses to Shred
New Law Requires All Businesses to Shred PHOENIX, May 31 /U.S. Newswire/ — As of midnight tonight, most businesses will have to shred, burn, pulverize, or otherwise properly dispose of any documents containing consumer credit information before those documents can be thrown away. The requirement stems from a provision in the federal Fair and Accurate…
Read MoreNew paper disposal rule for consumer data kicks in
New paper disposal rule for consumer data kicks in Starting Wednesday, businesses that have consumer report data must ensure that their methods for discarding such information adhere to certain guidelines. The Federal Trade Commission issued the new rule last November in response to direction from the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA).…
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Identity theft by Attorney General Gregg Abbott 5/26/2005 – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today urged Texans to protect themselves from identity theft by shredding any documents with personal information before disposing of them. The announcement kicked off “Shred It!”, a statewide public awareness campaign to educate consumers about the threat of ID theft and…
Read MoreLaw aims to shred identity theft
Law aims to shred identity theft By Ron Mizutani Shredding important documents is no longer just being responsible. Starting June 1, it will be mandatory for most businesses. A federal law will require that companies properly destroy consumer information. They say we live in a paper less society but Kaleo Allado doesn’t buy it. “I work…
Read MoreIdentity Theft Texas
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today urged Texans to protect themselves from identity theft by shredding any documents with personal information before disposing of them. The announcement kicked off “Shred It!”, a statewide public awareness campaign to educate consumers about the threat of ID theft and what can be done to prevent it. “Identity thieves…
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