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Article: Disposing Of Records Containing Personal Information.
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- September 30, 2008
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The new standards for disposing of records containing personal information, which became effective earlier this year, establish important new practices for all persons, including employers, who dispose of records containing personal information relating to Massachusetts residents. Chapter 93I's requirements apply regardless of where the employer is located. Thus a New York employer, for example, who disposes of records of an employee, who is a Massachusetts resident, must comply with the new standards.
The Chapter 93I standards are meant to help prevent, or at least limit, the harms suffered by victims of identity theft. Personal information is defined as a ...