August 27, 2019

Sweden’s First GDPR Fine Goes to a High School Piloting Facial Recognition Attendance

A school in northern Sweden experimented with facial recognition as a system to document student attendance, and the Swedish Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined the municipality 200,000 SEK (about $20,699) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s the first time the country has been fined for violating the digital privacy violation, which began […]

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August 9, 2019

ERI’s John Shegerian Describes the Threat of Hardware Hacking and State of Digital Privacy at 2019 Protecting New York Summit

John Shegerian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ERI, the nation’s leading fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, was a featured panelist last week at the City and State 2019 Protecting New York Summit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.City & State’s Protecting New York Summit offered industry […]

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August 7, 2019

ERI General Counsel Tyler Browning Featured in Vanguard Magazine

Vanguard Magazine, a publication focused on profiling leading in-house corporate attorneys doing innovative work, and the companies they represent, features ERI and its general counsel, Tyler Browning, in its current issue. ERI is the nation’s leading fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company.The issue features an in-depth interview with Browning and […]

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July 31, 2019

ERI’s John Shegerian Warns of Potential Privacy Breaches Via Common Consumer Electronics and Household Appliances

Citing recent reports of privacy and security breaches through long-lifespan electronic devices, John Shegerian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ERI, the nation’s leading fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has warned that it’s crucially important to focus on even seemingly “innocent” electronics such as household appliances.In a recent Wall […]

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July 26, 2019

ERI’s John Shegerian Sites ‘Dramatic Shifts’ in ITAD, Data Destruction and Electronic Recycling Industry

John Shegerian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ERI, the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in the United States, is pointing to several global trends that are causing what he refers to as “seismic shifts in the industry.”At the rapid rate that technology is improving, businesses, government agencies, […]

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July 17, 2019

ERI Offers Former Arrow Electronics Asset Disposition Customers a Smooth Transition

ERI, the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in the United States, is making public its open invitation to former customers of Arrow Electronics in the wake of Arrow’s announcement yesterday that it will be winding down its asset disposition business.Arrow announced yesterday that it has initiated […]

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June 27, 2019

GDPR, CCPA Reshape Customer Privacy Strategies

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations provide an opportunity for executives, particularly the chief marketing officer (CMO), to drive strategic objectives rather than suffer loss of consumer confidence and data. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) impose new digital […]

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June 24, 2019

ERI Unveils Video Footage of A.I.-Driven Robots in Action

ERI, the nation’s leading fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has shared unique video footage of its of the groundbreaking, A.I.-driven robotic system at its Fresno facility.The video, narrated by ERI’s Co-Founder, Chief Compliance Officer and COO, Aaron Blum, provides a sneak peek at the robots in action.ERI’s first-in-industry A.I. […]

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June 19, 2019

ERI’s Circular Economy Collaboration with Best Buy and HP Featured in Closing the Material Loop Report

ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world’s largest cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, is featured in a new report published by the Upcyclers Network, Closing the Material Loop-How Innovators from the Public and Private Sector are Creating Value from Waste. ERI’s work in collaboration with Best Buy and HP is featured in a section […]

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May 31, 2019

GDPR’s First-Year Impact by the Numbers

It has been a year since the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance deadline kicked in, and in that time the landmark privacy and cybersecurity regulatory rules have made waves worldwide among enterprises with European connections. GDPR has raised the bar for privacy and security awareness at the board level, as well as assured […]

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