Nuts and bolts of paper shredding

Regardless of how big or small your company is, if you store information that holds peoples personal data such as names, addresses, account numbers bank details, medical records etc, you have the same obligation to ensure that when the time comes, information is destroyed effectively so that no details can be retrieved from the documents once it leaves your premises.

As soon as you take personal details from any client, the format you hold that information on is always under the protection of the company who stores that information, that includes when it is on the premises as well as when it leaves the premises destroyed. If any information is discovered at a later date, the company is still held liable regarding the protection of that information.

Smaller businesses may think that they do not have enough paper documents which may warrant using a specialised offsite company to destroy their data, however, any small amount of paper documents still come under the same data protection laws and are therefore just as important when it comes to destruction as are the larger companies who hold more information.

Patients privacy at stake; document destruction is a must

At A Plus Paper Shredding, we take our clients' need to protect privacy very, very seriously. Professional document destruction is the only way to truly accomplish that.

Everyday, we read about scenarios where one accident or slip can cost a business the trust of their customers. Here is one of those stories:

Medical records found intact at dump

BOSTON — Four Massachusetts hospitals are investigating how thousands of patient records, some containing Social Security numbers and sensitive medical information, ended up at a public dump possibly in violation of state law.

The unshredded records were discovered late last month in Georgetown by a photographer for The Boston Globe who was dropping off his own trash. The paper alerted the hospitals...

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Professional Document Shredding Tips

Document shredding is an essential measure to protecting your home or business's personal information. Learn the advantages of on site and off site professional document destruction.

Identity theft is becoming more common. So are crimes like bank fraud and business spying. Believe it or not, dumpster divers are a real problem. Whether it be protecting yourself against someone opening a credit card under your name, or saving against an outsider learning your business secrets, document shredding has become a necessity in today's society.

Families who do not need to shred many things could benefit from using an in-house shredder, usually located on top of a trash can. This is good for shredding the monthly bills and an occasional credit card application. However, businesses go through too much paper too waste their time with a small shredder. Hiring a professional document shredding service is a better idea.

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On-Site Document Destruction Helps Business Owners Protect Vital Information

These days, there is an urgent need to maintain document secrecy. This is necessary to prevent identity thieves from identifying vital information from discarded documents, canceled checks, old bills and other such discarded data. Identity thieves can use this information to apply for credit cards in the name of your business - and all too often, you will not know about it until the damage has been done.

In business organizations, discarded papers and documents can give away vital business secrets and other sensitive information. They may contain patentable, trademarkable or copyrightable ideas and information, which when leaked, can cause tremendous losses, both monetary and otherwise. Document destruction is extremely important and this is best done through shredding.

Shedding can be done either in-house or via professional services. Onsite shredding is becoming very popular these days and is done by professional document shredding companies. Getting the shredding done onsite with the help of professionals has many advantages.

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Dumpster documents

It's the key to your life:  your social security number, credit report, bank account information.  Experts say thieves can use any of this private information to steal your identity.  We wanted to know:  who's making sure your private information is staying protected in South Carolina?

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