Second-hand copiers can spill secrets
by CBS Interactive staff
At a warehouse in New Jersey, 6,000 used copy machines sit ready to be sold. CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports that almost every one of them holds a secret.
Nearly every digital copier built since 2002 contains a hard drive–like the one on your personal computer–storing an image of every document copied, scanned, or e-mailed by the machine.
In the process, it’s turned an office staple into a digital time-bomb packed with highly personal or sensitive data.
Read more of “ Digital Photocopiers Loaded With Secrets” at CBSNews.com, or follow the link to watch the video:
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Posted on April 21, 2010, in Big Business, Business, Computer Tech, Security, Society. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Comment.
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