News Archive: May 2008
NAID TO JOIN PAYMENT CARD INDUSTRY STANDARDS COUNCIL
The NAID Board of Directors has authorized the allocation of funds for NAID to join the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). The annual membership costs $2,000 and will put NAID in a position to educate and influence the future develop of security standards and increase their awareness of ...
School District Responsible to Clean Up Discarded Computers
According to an article by Megan Hansen that appeared in the May 2nd edition of the Nisqually Valley News, officials from a local school board had to clean up 30 discarded district computers and other electronic equipment that was illegally dumped on Weyerhaeuser property by someone who had purchased them ...
Texas Attorney General Fines Company for Violating Destruction Law
According to a number of reports linked below, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (pictured) has fined yet another company for discarding personal information without destroying it first, thus violating the state’s destruction requirement.
Electronics recycling is OK in Oklahoma
With his recent approval of Senate Bill 1631, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry added the Sooner State to the growing list of U.S. states recognizing the proper recovery of unwanted electronics.
Mortgage Records Abandoned
According to a report by Denver Channel 7 News on April 28th, two Colorado mortgage companies are the latest to contribute to the epidemic of sensitive records being put at risk by defunct lenders across the US. Like other incidents, it starts with the sensitive records being abandoned by the ...
Greenpeace wags finger at video game console makers
Environmental watchdog group Greenpeace (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) released a new report targeting consumer electronics manufacturers, this time focusing on the world's three main video game console companies.
