Records in the News - Privacy

There is one issue that is at the core of GRM Document Management's business. It's at the core of our customers' businesses and it's at the core of our customers' customers' concerns...privacy.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has apparently admitted he doesn't believe in privacy. The revelation came from a tweet from a New York Times tech blogger, Nick Bilton. He attributed the quote to an off the record chat with a Facebook employee.

If it's true, I find it a little ironic that Zuckerberg's apparent invasion of privacy came via a social networking site.

It's doubtful that many people will remove their Facebook accounts after reading this. According to Facebook statistics, the site has about 400 million active users, more than the population of the entire US. For millions of people, the site is a social and or business necessity.

There are steps everyone can make to protect their privacy, even on Facebook. As a general rule of thumb, don't post anything you wouldn't want your boss, your mother, your neighbor or your local prison convict to know. Go to your privacy settings and make absolutely everything private. This won't prevent Facebook from selling your hobbies, likes and dislikes, but it will limit the amount of information that's floating out in cyberspace.

Like Facebook, GRM Document Management is a repository of information. Unlike, Facebook, protecting our customers' privacy is our number one priority. Our customers' data is disguised, either by digital encryption or by bar coded boxes. Our centers have the industry's strictest security equipment and procedures. Our personnel are required to be background checked and to have random drug tests. Our customers' privacy is guaranteed.