The main reason people
and businesses use shredding is for protection. Shredding prevents the
Identity
theft of employees and customers, and is required by
many federal and state laws. Shredding documents is now as much common
sense as locking your doors. Shredding can even save companies from
corporate espionage.
Because identity theft is a growing and serious
problem, the laws and their penalties are growing. If your organization is
not using a shredding service, chances are you’re directly violating at
least one of these laws. If your company is using a "AAA"
Certified NAID company, security is essential to you and your
customers.
Three of the most popular disposal laws are: HIPAA, FACTA, and Gramm-Leach Bliley. These laws require businesses to protect health and
financial information and are well-known for their steep penalties and
increasing enforcement.
The penalties for violating HIPAA include fines that
can easily top $500,000 and up to 10 years in prison. For Gramm Leach
Bliley, it can be $1,000,000 and 10 years in prison.
Shredding service is easy, cheap, smart, and efficient. Northeast Mobile Shredding
will shred any volume of information. Throwing documents in the trash is
not worth any possible ramification and it’s certainly not worth ruining
lives by exposing people to ID theft or jail time.
Even if you don’t use Northeast Mobile
Shredding, please protect your information.
