The Federal Trade Commission has responded to an April 29 letter from Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., expressing concerns about sensitive data stored on digital copiers’ hard drives. Markey’s letter followed CBS News’ April 19 airing of a report on its investigation into the matter. The FTC said it was aware of the privacy issues and planned to take steps to inform manufacturers, resellers and office supply stores about the risks associated with digital copying and see that they were taking steps to provide options for secure copying.
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FTC to Look Into Copy Machine Privacy Breakdown
Posted by: Brian T. Horowitz May 19, 2010 11:15 AMThe Federal Trade Commission has responded to an April 29 letter from Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., expressing concerns about sensitive data stored on digital copiers’ hard drives. Markey’s letter followed CBS News’ April 19 airing of a report on its investigation into the matter. The FTC said it was aware of the privacy issues and planned to take steps to inform manufacturers, resellers and office supply stores about the risks associated with digital copying and see that they were taking steps to provide options for secure copying.