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Identity 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…
Read MoreDiscarding of personal information properly
Discarding of personal information properly Author: Channel 8 If you own a business, whether you have one or a hundred employees, you may want to head to the store by next week and pick up a shredder. A new provision on an old law makes it illegal for you to just throw away person information.…
Read MoreFACTA Law – Document Destruction Required
By Will Shanley The Denver Post Federal law – document destruction required even small businesses to adopt practice to fight identity theft. Shredding facts • Possible penalties for violating new federal document-destruction provisions: • Federal fines: Up to $2,500 for each violation. • Civil lawsuits: Consumers may recover actual and punitive damages, as well as…
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