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Looks like copy machines are something else for us to worry about

Reblogger Lisa Stafford
Real Estate Agent with Broken Arrow, Tulsa, McGraw Realtors

What an eye opener! 

Original content by Jim & Maria Hart

Do you remember the last thing you had copied, either for yourself or someone else? 

You probably do.  It could have been someone's driver's license for your client file, a HUD statement, an earnest money check, tax returns for a mortgage broker, or a contract.  How about your insurance card at the doctor's office or your social security card for a job you just accepted?

These are just a small sample of what we copy on a daily basis.  But did you know that the copy machine keeps a digital image of every single thing that it copies??  They're all stored on its hard drive, ready and waiting to be re-viewed by whomever looks for them.

I don't know about you, but to me, that it S-C-A-R-Y

My uncle sent me this YouTube video the other day which explains everything clearer that I can.  It's a piece that CBS News did on April 25, 2010.  It is a couple minutes long, but you'll be glad you checked it out.  Or maybe not.

 

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Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Somehow that doesn't surprise me.  After all, Google knows what you had for breakfast this morning.

 

Jun 17, 2010 03:24 AM
Lewis Beynon
CENTURY 21 Triangle Group - Raleigh, NC
Lew B Realty

WOW, this story was shocking and very informative.  I'm going to pass it along to people I know in the mortgage business.  Thanks for sharing!!!

Lewis

Jul 21, 2010 03:48 AM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!
Hi Lisa, excellent repost on this particular topic. The brief video was an eye opener among all of us. 60% of americans does'nt know that copy machines stores image datas on the copier's hard drive which is very alarming and is a potential security breach of individual's privacy. Glad that you have shared this information. 
Jul 08, 2013 12:04 AM