Are all data breaches electronic? No, hard copies of personal information are still sources of data breaches.
Are there examples of major data breaches that were based on hard paper copies? Yes. For example:
- The NFL medical record data breach of 2016
- A 2014 State of California investigation of Safeway for improperly disposing of customer records
- A 2011 find of NYPD records found in a trash bin
Do data breach laws discuss paper records? No, not all. The Federal laws and these 8 states have added paper records to their data breach statutes:
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Massachusetts
- North Carolina
- Washington
- Wisconsin