On December 15, 2015, the California Attorney General and
Alameda County District Attorney announced a settlement with a communications
company to resolve allegations that the company both unlawfully
disposed of hazardous waste and discarded records without first
omitting or redacting private customer information. As part of the
settlement, the company will pay $25.95M. The
complaint alleged that the company disposed of "customer
records without shredding, erasing, or otherwise modifying the
personal information in those records to make it unreadable or
undecipherable through any means," in violation of California
Civil Code section 1798.81.
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