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Keep Private Information Private
ByHV ShredEvery week, our goal is to use this space to help our community deter, detect, and defend again ID Theft. Here a 3 more tips to keep private information private! (1) Give Personal Information Over Encrypted Websites Only If you’re shopping or banking online, stick to sites that use encryption to protect your information as…
Another Successful E-Waste Recycling Event
ByHV ShredAs Chair of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber’s Green Life Committee, I am happy to share that our June Electronic Recycling Days were another huge success. Thanks to the support of the local community, we safely and securely disposed of another 22 tons of unwanted monitors, printers, keyboards, VCR’s, batteries, cell phones, terminals, cables, fax…
FTC Cracks Down on Tech Support Scams
ByHV ShredIn a recent press release, the FTC (the government agency charged with consumer protection) announced a major international crack down on tech support scams in which telemarketers masquerade as major computer companies, con consumers into believing that their computers are riddled with viruses, spyware and other malware, and then charge hundreds of dollars to remotely…
HV Shred Tours Single Stream Recycling Plant
ByHV ShredAs part of our mission at HV Shred, we position ourselves as part of the “reduce, reuse, recycle” movement. By recycling all shredded paperwork on behalf of our clients, we help keep thousands of pounds of recyclable material out of the landfills every year. We also urge our clients to re-use what is practical. Though…
2015 Shred Event Schedule
ByHV ShredOver the course of the 2014 events in conjunction with the Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union (HVFCU), Walden Federal Savings (Now Hometown Bank of the Hudson Valley), Wallkill Valley Federal Savings, Hudson Heritage Federal Credit Union, and Mid Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union we are thrilled to have helped community members recycle over 50 tons…
Shredding to Avoid Expensive Government Fines
ByHV ShredWith all the talk about the new healthcare law and, hopefully, the millions of people who will now have health coverage who didn’t before, it seems like a good time to remind healthcare providers and patients about the laws regarding “Protected Health Information (PHI)”. The laws regulating the secure storage and disposal of PHI are…