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[seattlepi.com Buzzworthy] Data law's broad sweep: you might think: Got a nanny? Or a tenant? Then you probably need a paper shredder. Or at least... or a nanny, you are covered by this law." Even if you ordered a background check on your kid's coach, or nanny, or -- as is the latest trend in online dating -- on a prospective blind date, the law applies
[Biometric Digest] Identity theft, new law about to send shredding on...: Shredders are going to become "a household requirement as much as a washer and dryer," says Bob Johnson, executive director of the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID), a paper-shredding industry trade group. That's because one provision of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) ”” the law that also says you get one free look at your credit report each year ”” will mean an exploding industry will get bigger.
[J's Philosophy blog] Identity theft, new law about to send shredding on a tear: But now there's a law with a provision going into effect this summer that says if you employ even one person - a nanny, a yard man - and you have their personal information because you're doing the right thing and paying Social Security (news - web sites) taxes, you have to "destroy" the information before you throw it away.
[empty apartment.] I HATE TALKING TO COMPUTER IDIOTS! ARGHH!!!! I...: work as a secretary and went to meeting with my supervisor and manager within 2 weeks. I need to take down the important notes during the meeting. After meeting with the Shimadzu’s different department workers, I need to conclusion what they have said and do the gap report which is the difference between the previous meeting and the latest meeting. And then do the flow charts in power point slides for the different situation in different departments.
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[Msnbc.msn.com] Got a nanny? You need a shredder - Consumer Security - MSNBC.com: Carelessly discarded consumer reports have swelled in recent years, as the use of such data has become much more widespread. Background checks involving credit reporting data and other information have become increasingly common -- even by home consumers -- as companies like ChoicePoint make accessing reporting data easier and cheaper. For its part, ChoicePoint says it is now training its operators to warn consumers doing "nanny checks" that they'd better be careful how they throw out that data.
[Msnbc.msn.com] Easy check fraud technique draws scrutiny - Consumer Security ...: Armed with just a checking account number and bank routing number, criminals can create checks at whim, experts and law enforcement authorities say. In fact, as the Urban Age Institute found out, at least one Internet site makes the process even easier. All the fraudulent checks drawn on the organization's checking account were printed and mailed by Qchex.com, a Web site whose stated aims are to make sending and e-mailing check payments easy for anyone connected to the Internet.
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[Blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com] seattlepi.com Buzzworthy: Even if you ordered a background check on your kid's coach, or nanny, or -- as is the latest trend in online dating -- on a prospective blind date, the law applies to you.
[Alternet.org] AlterNet: MediaCulture: Voted Off the Internet: In late April they posted a call for submissions and before the week-long application window was out, they had received, much to their amazement, hundreds of applications. Initially they thought the game would consist mostly of UrbanHonking bloggers and their extended network of friends. But with applicants from all over the world, they realized the game's potential was much larger than they had imagined--and that their finalists would have to rethink their casting process. With what little info they had from the applications (sample questions: "Cats or Dogs?," "Have you ever been in a fist-fight?," "What music is playing in your own personal hell?") they looked for strong and diverse personalities.
Reflected tags on Technorati: Blog, Privacy, Global Security Watch
