If you run a ski resort or other ski destination, this isn’t news to you: Those hitting the slopes on skis and snowboards are likely teens and young adults. Data from the SnowSport Safety Foundation shows that 37.5 percent of skiers are under age 25, while 25 percent are under age 17. With up to 12 million folks on the slopes each year, that’s a staggering number of young people. In addition to their appreciation of powdery snow and adrenaline pumping fun, another thing the y

Nearly every State in the Union has a data breach notification law. In general, the laws define a data breach, outlines to whom the law applies, give direction on how to notify consumers, should a company experience a data breach, and outline penalties for companies who do not comply. In this article, we will examine California’s breach law and how it may affect lost and found operations. Breach defined – An unauthorized acquisition of data that compromises the security, conf

I know what you're thinking...enough with the emails! But this post is not meant to be a political statement, it is simply meant to show you just what the unclaimed electronics in your lost and found may contain. Imagine if one of Secretary Clinton's devices were lost on your property. Would your policies have made sure they were wiped of all data? According to one article on the subject, "if Clinton’s old smartphones were lost, the information in her emails would be accessib

A few weeks ago, we were contacted by a hotel which had been forced to come to the stark realization that the mishandling of unclaimed electronic devices can be, at best, embarrassing. The hotel had donated its’ smartphones to a local charity. The charity immediately organized a local auction and sold all the devices; no testing or clearing was done. One smartphone buyer noticed that the device he purchased still contained the original owners’ personal and confidential inform

In October of 2015 we let you know about a unique request we received from a law enforcement partner of ours. Ken Lininger of the Winter Garden Police Department, asked if we could provide a a smartphone to be used to duplicate a damaged phone so detectives could obtain the information it contained. We did and here's what happened afterward. Ken writes: "In April 2015, the Winter Garden Police Department was involved in a Homicide, in which the victim’s cell phone had been sh

According to the Google run OurMobilePlanet.com, smartphone penetration is rising every year in the US at around 12%. With 64% of the US population currently owning a smartphone and almost half the population owning a tablet device, our reliance on mobile technology continues to grow at an incredible pace. As smartphones and tablets have increased in their ability to carry out evermore complex tasks and applications so has our dependence grown. Our mobile devices have changed