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Document Disposal Law Kicks In

Posted by Zonk on from the shred-it-burn-it-lock-it-in-a-can dept.

dougrun wrote to link to a story on MSNBC regarding a new federal law requiring individuals who handle other people's personal information to dispose of the data properly. From the article: "Recycling the paperwork isn't good enough -- it must be destroyed, the rule says, rendered useless to anyone who might stumble upon it. The FTC can sue and obtain fines of up to $2,500 for each instance of neglect."

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  1. Re:What about online electronic records? by treff89 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    As inferred above, I put forward the notion that this law is powerless. Not only are things such as computers not thoroughly covered (leaving numerous loopholes for defence in a court of law), but the government has exempted themselves. Clearly, they therefore do not take this seriously, and this law is all about people coming home, thinking "Look at the good the government is doing for my privacy!" and nothing about actually making a difference. (Footnote: No party based comment, I live in Australia.) (FN2: IANAL.)