Congress is talking information security seriously. Working on legislation that would impose very stiff fines and possible prison time incidents related to breech of personal information. Here is a clip from SBD, Storage and Destruction Magazine. Follow the link below for additional information.
“House bill 2221, the Data Accountability and Trust Act, sponsored [...]

RenovoData Services is now a National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) member. As you may remember from our last post… we ran into a snag with regard to our NAID membership. The confusion has been cleared up and we have been approved as a NAID member. We proudly put the logo back on our web [...]

An open letter to our clients and partners:
Today we received a cease and desist notice from NAID (National Association for Information Destruction). In speaking with the NAID membership director we were informed that there was no record of an application being received by NAID and that we, were indeed not a member. This was [...]

RenovoData Services will host a one-day event on Saturday, November 14, to collect and dispose of electronic devices that hold private data. Data breaches don’t happen just to large companies. Think of all the tasks for which you use your computer or PDA—these devices contain a lot of personal data.
Please note, our event is not [...]

According to the United Nations Environment Program, about 20 to 50 million tons of electronic waste are generated worldwide each year. A 2008 study by Greenpeace suggests only 25% of European Union e-waste and just 20% of U.S. e-waste is recycled properly.
Eighty percent of e-waste is not recycled properly. Much of it ends up overseas [...]