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States Attempt to Address Privacy Risks Associated with Digital Copiers and Electronic Waste

Hunton Privacy

The program must include convenient methods for consumers to return electronic waste to the manufacturer and instructions on how consumers can destroy data on the devices before recycling or disposing of them. These bills reflect an enhanced focus on the privacy risks associated with digital office equipment.

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FTC Investigating Privacy Risks to Data Stored on Digital Copiers

Hunton Privacy

Congressman Markey had urged the FTC to investigate this issue after a CBS News exposé showed that almost every digital copier produced since 2002 stores on its hard drive images of documents that are “scanned, copied or emailed by the machine” – including documents with sensitive personal information.

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Public cloud vs. private cloud vs. hybrid cloud: What’s the difference?

IBM Big Data Hub

Internet companies like Amazon led the charge with the introduction of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2002, which offered businesses cloud-based storage and computing services, and the launch of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) in 2006, which allowed users to rent virtual computers to run their own applications.

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