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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories 
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Study: Used Cell Phones, PDAs Contain Confidential Data
TechWeb - USA
... personal bank account numbers, company sales notes, corporate client
records, business correspondence ... To delete flash memory data, users
have to do a "hard reset ...
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/192500473>

From AP: Seller beware - your old cell records can be recovered
Yakima Herald-Republic - Yakima,WA,USA
... He didn't know about Palm's instructions to safely delete all his 
personal
information. Now, he's worried. "I probably should have done that," 
Olmstead
said. ...
<http://www.yakima-herald.com/page/dis/286919120212241>

So, Tell Us About Your Poop
Boise Weekly - ID, USA
... Idaho Conservation League. "This was potentially the opening of an
ever-expanding loophole in the open records law.". Wayne Hoffman ...
<http://www.boiseweekly.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A206411>

Yates historical society director feels pushed out
Finger Lakes Times - Geneva,NY,USA
By GINA MUSCATO. PENN YAN - It appears that Executive Director Idelle 
Dillon
and the Yates County Genealogical & Historical Society will be parting
ways. ...
<http://www.fltimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=38&SubSectionID=121&ArticleID=
12855>

Ohio to Delay Destroying of Presidential Ballots
New York Times - United States
... an order in a day or two that delays the destruction and that 
reminds
local elections officials that they have to consult the public records
commissions in ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/31/washington/31ohio.html?ref=us>

County eases limits on access to Turf Valley files
Baltimore Sun - United States
... of the department, said instead the public need only to make an 
appointment
with her administrative aide to review the files or obtain copies of 
documents.
...
<http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.turf30aug30,0,63387
81.story?coll=bal-local-howard>

Native E-Discovery: Gold Mine or False Prospect?
Law.com (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... which maintains all of its business records in, you ... of course,
did not envision Greeks bearing documents. The real issue is that 
electronic
files -- created by ...
<http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1156855191548
>

City of Detroit intentionally shredded documents related to laid ...
CCH - USA
... October of 2005, The American Federation of State County and 
Municipal
Employees, Council 25 (AFSCME) submitted a Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) request to ...
<http://hr.cch.com/news/employment/083006a.asp>

Suit to Proceed Against Law Firm for Hacking Into Internet Archive
New York Law Journal - New York,NY,USA
... to settle its claim that a West Coast Web page archivist improperly
secured ... and Abuse Act by hacking into databases at San Francisco's
Internet Archive 92 times ...
<http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1156855191646>

Records storage facility will expand
Lincoln Courier - Lincoln,IL,USA
... The record storage facility is heated, with multi-level steel 
shelving
providing high-density storage and maximum efficiency, according to the
company's Web ...
<http://www.lincolncourier.com/story.asp?SID=2790&SEC=8>




Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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