CVS Hit With $2.5 Million Fine For Consumer Data Dumpster Diving Debacle
Written by Fred J. AunFebruary 19th, 2009
As punishment for the careless disposal of items containing personal information, CVS Caremark must pay a $2.5 million fine and establish a "comprehensive information security program" to protect both paper and electronic documents containing sensitive data, according to a government settlement announced Wednesday (Feb. 18).
The orders between the chain, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Human Services followed a probe that found workers at the company's pharmacies tossed into open garbage dumpsters many items containing highly sensitive consumer medical information.
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