Wave Issue 0511 3/18/05 Article 7-01

***New FACTA Regulations Hold Business Owners Responsible for
Protecting Employees' Identity.

DENVER
March 15, 2005

As part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)
business owners will play an increasing role in identity theft
prevention. The new regulations require all businesses -- large
and small -- to shred sensitive data relating to any personal
information they hold on their customers and employees.

The laws, which go into effect this summer, address the growing
problem of identity theft in the workplace. According to a
January 2005 report by Better Business Bureau, 10 percent of all
identity theft is the result of information stolen by employees.

DataGuard USA, a security and records destruction firm based in
Denver, runs the ShredNations.com website that provides shredding
solutions to businesses and consumers. One of DataGuard's most
popular services provides for home and office pick up and
delivery of these sensitive documents to certified shredders
around the nation.

The service, called "Ship 'n' Shred" allows businesses to package
up to 65 pounds of documents in a cardboard box. Using the
website, they can order pickup of the documents from a home or
office. The box is then delivered to the certified shredder. Once
it is shredded, customers get an official document of
destruction.

The FACTA legislation is tied to the explosive growth in identity
theft over the past five years. 9.3 million people had their
identities stolen in 2004, according to a study by the Better
Business Bureau. Victims spend an average of 600 hours recovering
from this crime, according to the Identity Theft Resource Group.