RAIN 070418
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.
The Telegraph, Mon, 16 Apr 2007 3:47 PM PDT
Changes in public records act likely
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070417/asp/nation/story_7656851.asp
New Delhi, April 16: The law that governs which government files get
trashed and what gets preserved is going to be changed.
Boston Globe, Tue, 17 Apr 2007 2:25 AM PDT
Government workers' private e-mails need some safeguards
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/04/17/government_workers_private_e_mails_need_some_safeguards
WASHINGTON -- Like many information technologies before it, e-mail has
found its way to the center of a Washington controversy. TV made
Kennedy look better and the Vietnam War look worse. Tape recording
helped do in Richard Nixon. An Internet video brought down Senator
George Allen.
Tape backup continues its role in long-term storage
ComputerWeekly.com - UK
"The tape drive records information when it's told to do a backup or an
archive, and it verifies that the information is recorded properly at
the same time ...
<http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/04/17/223190/tape-backup-con
tinues-its-role-in-long-term-storage.htm>
Texas AG files action over CVS customer records
KPLC-TV - Lake Charles,LA,USA
N), one of the largest US drugstore chains, after finding customer
records including personal information in a trash dumpster behind one
of the chain's
...<http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6382065&nav=0nqx>
acker, thieves get OSU ID data
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
A hacker broke into an Ohio State University computer two weekends ago
and stole the names, Social Security numbers, employee ID numbers and
birth dates of ...
<http://www.columbusdispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007
/04/17/osubreach.ART_ART_04-17-07_D1_106DHQU.html>
Hunt Museuam still picking up the pieces
U.TV - Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK
... since established an independent review group, placed their
catalogue information online and had their collection inspected by a
qualified archivist. ...
<http://u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=81553&pt=n>
Namibia: Smittie's Treasure Trove
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
"I would like to offer it as a free contribution to the state
archives," he notes. "The collection and preservation of all these
documents was selfless work ...
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200704170082.html>
State will save court records
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
The panel recommended numerous changes, including that misdemeanor
records be maintained for at least 25 years and that the destruction of
such records be ...
<http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070414/NEWS0
1/704140452>
History Lessons at the Bush Library
Texas Observer - Austin,TX,USA
The same people involved in the email fiasco are also working closely
on the presidential library and Bush Institute, a partisan think tank
to be run ...<http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=268>
Israeli Researchers Demand Access To IDF Archives
Scoop.co.nz - New Zealand
The restrictions on the right to access the archives, Attorney Pinchuk
adds, should be as limited as possible and a classified period of 50
years is ...<http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0704/S00274.htm>
NPR
Dusting Off American Communist Archives
<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9605493>
Tales from the archives
ic Wales - Cardiff,UK
FOR many people, the main attraction of our county archives is the help
they can provide in piecing together family trees. Many archives
contain the entire
...<http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/features/tm_headline=tales-fr
om-the-archives&method=full&objectid=18915204&siteid=50082-name_page.html
>
CVS accused of dumping records
Nashua Telegraph (subscription) - Nashua,NH,USA
“Our personal information, our medical records are supposed to be
protected,” said 69-year-old Cora Bechtel, one of the customers whose
records were found ...
<http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070418/BUSIN
ESS/204180327/-1/style>
UK consumers demand data breach disclosure
Ready to vote with their feet - and credit cards
<http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39166773,00.htm>
Disaster recovery plans: Best integrated into daily operations
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Charting a disaster recovery plan
http://go.techtarget.com/r/1314839/1962643
DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING: THE EXECUTION METHODOLOGY
<<http://go.techtarget.com/r/1314837/1962643>>
CORPORATE DATA SLIPS OUT VIA GOOGLE CALENDAR
It's not clear what gets discussed during McKinsey & Co.'s weekly
internal communication meeting, but the dial-in number and passcode for
the event can be easily found by searching with Google.
<<http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=171D720:87DB1E868F10F09AB3C18AA2C
53ADC35EFF29049075316B4>>
CVS Pharmacy Dumps Customer Records
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
According to AOL Money News, CVS admitted the files were dumped,
stating that it was a violation of their record retention and privacy
policy. The documents ...
<http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/219227/cvs_pharmacy_dumps_custo
mer_records.html>
Boxer Frazier sues daughter over files
Bradenton Herald - Bradenton,FL,USA
Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde - a lawyer, judicial candidate and sometime
boxer - controls the documents because she served as her father's
lawyer and business ...<http://www.bradenton.com/459/story/25731.html>
A good time to purge old paper files
Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh,WI,USA
I think people are just beginning to understand that it's a good idea
to properly dispose of sensitive documents." It's the first shredding
event held at ...
<http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070418/APC03
/704180723/1028/OSHbusiness>
Is the IRS putting your private data at risk
CNET News.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
... on correct encrypting procedures for sensitive information, annual
validation of backups, and physical checks of offsite record-storage
facilities. ...
<http://news.com.com/Is+the+IRS+putting+your+private+data+at+risk/2010-10
29_3-6176940.html>
Where there's a will, there's a way
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
The majority have been deposited in either the county archive or
diocesan record office, and most may be viewed on microfilm or
microfiche. ...
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=/portal/2007/04/18/nosp
lit/fthistory18.xml>
The Boston Channel, Wed, 18 Apr 2007 6:09 AM PDT
Pharmacy Accused Of Dumping Customer Records
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/12377692/detail.html?rss=bos&psp=news
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sued CVS Corp. on Tuesday, alleging
pharmacy employees dumped credit card numbers, medical information and
other sensitive material from more than 1,000 customers into a garbage
container.
Oracle Case E-Discovery Fight Heats Up
Law.com (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA
A major fight over alleged spoliation of evidence and the potential for
sanctions over electronic discovery may be shaping up in San Francisco
federal court ...<http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1176800655902>
Court case to reclaim confidential data
Nature.com (subscription) - London,England,UK
Egilman had access to 15 million pages of confidential documents
containing clinical-trial data and details of marketing plans that
Lilly had released to
...<http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070416/full/446838a.html>
Medieval archive in jeopardy
Kyiv Post - Kyiv,Ukraine
But project implementers – the US-Ukraine Foundation in cooperation
with the R’fa’aye-nu Society – say more assistance is needed to ensure
the archive’s ...<http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/26501/>
Electronic Cargo Data Required of Trucks
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
The electronic records are designed to give customs officers the
ability to perform early screening on trucks and provide more time to
inspect suspicious
...<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4726394.html>
Nett: New e-mail rules for Marana staff
Explorer - Tucson,AZ,USA
... e-mails out of public scrutiny can do so — if he or she is willing
to bear the cost of any litigation that arises from a public records
request. ...<http://www.explorernews.com/article/show/18388>
Iron Mountain Boosts Document Conversion
IDM.net.au - Strawberry Hills,NSW,Australia
With the new addition, Iron Mountain is promising greater efficiency
when digitising documents combined with its current off-site or on-site
active file ...<http://www.idm.net.au/story.asp?id=8298>
Register of Deeds to digitize records
Rhea County Online - Dayton,TN,USA
... of all documents and instruments recorded between 1990 and 2003 in
the office of the Rhea County Register of Deeds at last Wednesday’s
meeting. ...
<http://www.rhea.xtn.net/index.php?template=news.view.subscriber&table=ne
ws&newsid=139663>
Securing our history
Regina Leader-Post (subscription) - Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada
Citizens of Regina, particularly those who have an interest in our
city's history, should be paying careful attention to the proposed 2007
municipal budget. ...
<http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/letters/story.html?id=f86909
ee-6609-4f9c-91c5-77a07af27979>
Classic Pics Soon a Click Away
Palisadian-Post - Pacific Palisades,CA,USA
The historical society owes much to photo archivist Kathrine Currey,
who, in tandem with Randy Young, meticulously researched and indexed
the collection for
...<http://www.palisadespost.com/content/index.cfm?Story_ID=2805>
Peter Kurilecz
Richmond Va
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