( 1 April 2008)
The revelation in 2007 that a laptop computer which contained personal information regarding members of the Canadian Alliance party, the predecessor to the Conservative Party, was purchased on eBay is yet another important reminder that sometimes data needs to be destroyed, not simply deleted, especially when computers change hands.
As...
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Category: helpful hints, helpful hints
tags: data destruction,
identity,
sensitive data
( 4 October 2007)
Identity theft doesn’t just happen when somebody sorts through your garbage or steals your wallet. Thieves can steal your digital identity as well.
Like many of us in the technology field (or even the home user) we’ve accumulated several PC’s which are no longer used. Wait! Before you decide to trash...
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Category: data loss prevention
tags: cbl,
commission,
data,
digital,
federal,
ftc,
identity,
personal,
shredder,
theft,
thieves,
trade
