Access News

Access CEO Dennis Barnedt Cited in Article on Abandoned Records

July 13, 2009 - The San Francisco Chronicle featured an article on the growing issue of abandoned records and the steps that the state of California is taking to address the issue and help protect records storage providers.

State bill, AB1094, developed by the California Office of Information Security and Privacy Protection and carried by Rep. Connie Conway, R-Tulare, would allow people who end up with these records to properly dispose of them without fear of being sued.

The bill is the first of its type in the nation, said Joanne McNabb, who heads the state's information security office, and it's intended to also prevent abandoned records from being dropped into the trash or hard drives from being sold on eBay.

California is particularly hard hit by this problem because of the number of mortgage companies, title companies and brokerages that have disappeared.

Access Founder and CEO Dennis Barnedt was quoted in the article. "We have tens of thousands of boxes of paper and CDs and some tapes, and no clue where the owners of these records are, but even if it's one box of records, we can't just dump it. One box could hold a million Social Security numbers and we can't get rid of it."

Read the full article: San Francisco Chronicle - Abandoned Records

About Access Information Management

Access Information Management is a leading records and information management (RIM) services provider and trusted partner to clients spanning multiple industries and locations. Access offers a complete suite of RIM services including records management, data protection (electronic computer media), secure destruction, and our new Digital Access Solutions.

Media Contact:
Kristi Tyner
Access Information Management
E: ktyner@accesscorp.com