Shredding Laws and Useful Links

In September 2008, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts passed a law that changes the way that companies store and transfer personal information. This law applies to businesses in all industries, and it particularly affects firms that handle a significant amount of personal information such as companies in the accounting, financial, and health care businesses.

Bill # 201 CMR 17 takes effect on March 1st 2010, which gives companies just a few months to ensure they comply.

201 CMR 17.00: STANDARDS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF RESIDENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH (PDF)

What is the definition of Personal Information? According to the new law, Personal Information is a Massachusetts resident's first and last name or first initial and last name in combination with any one or more of the following:

Social security number
Driver's license number or state-issued identification card number
Financial account number, or credit or debit card number

How does the new law apply to you? Depending upon your firm's existing security policies and procedures, 201 CMR 17 may affect the way that your company stores employee and client information as well as the way you exchange information with vendors and clients.

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According to the FTC's FACTA DISPOSAL RULE, "any person who maintains or otherwise possesses consumer information for a business purpose" must properly destroy discarded consumer information.

Valuable Industry Links:

HIPAA (Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/

GLB (Gramm-Leach Bliley Act)
www.ftc.gov/privacy/glbact/
banking.senate.gov/conf/confrpt.htm

FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act)
www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs6a-facta.htm

Identity Theft Links:
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
Clearinghouse of Identity Theft
Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC)

National Association for Information Destruction (NAID)
is the international trade association for companies providing information destruction services.

ARMA International is a not-for-profit association serving more than 10,000 information management professionals in the United States, Canada, and over 30 other nations. ARMA International members include records and information managers, archivists, corporate librarians, imaging specialists, legal professionals, knowledge managers, consultants, and educators.

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