What the heck is FACTA, and how does it protect my privacy?

At A Plus Paper Shredding, we are most concerned with protecting privacy. Here's one of the laws that everyone needs to know...

Provisions of New Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act Will Help Reduce Identity Theft and Help Victims Recover: FTC

The Federal Trade Commission today said that provisions of the recently enacted Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act will help reduce identity theft and help victims recover. In testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Social Security, Howard Beales, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said that many of the provisions will go into effect over the course of this year.

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Millions in privacy violations wake-up the healthcare industry

The government has imposed fines on businesses of all sizes when they violate the new privacy laws. Unfortunately, the laws are very easy to violate, and not every business is versed on them. While destroying document in the mean streets of Louisville, A Plus Paper Shredding is always espousing the necessity of using a professional paper shredding company. Here's an example why:

Millions in privacy violations wake-up the healthcare industry

What can healthcare organizations learn from the multi- million dollar penalties recently issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for privacy violations?

Recently, the OCR singled out two prominent healthcare organizations—Cignet Health of Maryland with a penalty of $4.3 million dollars and Massachusetts General with a settlement of $1 million—both for allegedly violating the Federal HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule, the rule that protects the privacy of patient healthcare information.

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Interesting Facts about Document Destruction

Here are some facts that every business in Louisville needs to know. Enjoy the article, then call us for more info about your document destruction needs.

1.) Every Business Has Information That Requires Destruction.

All businesses have occasion to discard confidential data. Customers lists, price lists, sales statistics, drafts of bids and correspondence, and even memos, contain information about business activity which would interest any competitor. Every business is also entrusted with information that must be kept private. Employees and customers have the legal right to have this data protected.
Without the proper safeguards, information ends up in the dumpster where it is readily, and legally, available to anybody. The trash is considered by business espionage professionals as the single most available source of competitive and private information from the average business. Any establishment that discards private and proprietary data without the benefit of destruction, exposes itself to the risk of criminal and civil prosecution, as well as the costly loss of business.


2.) Stored Records Should Be Destroyed On A Regular Schedule.

The period of time that business records are stored should be determined by a retention schedule that takes into consideration their useful value to the business and the governing legal requirements. No record should be kept longer than this retention period....

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