[March 16, 2010] Recall Releases Consumer Identity Theft Survey Results Mar 16, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Recall North America, a company specializing in information management, announced the results of a study commissioned by Recall North America and conducted by Harris Interactive. According to a release, the survey asked 2,194 adults their views on identity theft, a serious issue that costs consumers and businesses millions of dollars annually, and can irretrievably destroy their credit. 9 out of 10 respondents are at least somewhat concerned about becoming a victim of identity theft and of those, nearly half were either extremely or very concerned about identity theft. Recently, health care professionals' offices have begun asking for personal information from their patients, including social security and driver's license numbers. 86 percent of those surveyed were at least somewhat concerned about the security of the information they provide to doctor's offices. Nearly half of those were extremely/very concerned about the security of their confidential information. "Identity theft remains a fundamental concern and potentially influences the way people live their lives," said Recall North America President Mark Wesley. "Businesses, specifically medical and legal offices, have the responsibility to securely manage and protect their client's confidential information." "The number one thing businesses - namely physician's offices and law firms - can do to ensure the security of their client's information is to find a trusted industry leader in information management to store and destroy their documents," said Tim McBride, Vice President and General Manager of Recall's Secure Destruction Services. "In addition to creating a partnership with a qualified vendor, businesses must educate themselves on the latest legislations. The risk and liability for not keeping abreast to current regulations poses far too great a risk." Harris Interactive fielded the study on behalf of Recall from February 2-4, via its QuickQuerySM online omnibus service, interviewing a nationwide sample of 2,194 U.S. adults aged 18 years and older. Data were weighted using propensity score weighting to be representative of the total U.S. adult population on the basis of region, age within gender, education, household income, race/ethnicity, and propensity to be online. No estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated; a full methodology is available. More Information: www.harrisinteractive.com www.recall.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to newsdesk@closeupmedia.com)) [ Back To the Online Project Management Community's Homepage ]