"66% of Workers Risk Breaching GDPR by Printing Work-Related Docs at Home"

Researchers from Go Shred conducted a survey and have discovered that two-thirds of remote workers risk potentially breaching GDPR guidelines by printing out work-related documents at home and are averaging five documents every week.  Such documents include meeting notes/agendas (42%), internal documents including procedure manuals (32%), contracts and commercial documents (30%) and receipts/expense forms (27%).  A quarter of home workers admitted to printing confidential employee information, including payroll, addresses, and medical information, with 13% having printed CVs or application forms.  When participants were asked whether they have disposed of any printed documents since working from home, 24% of respondents said they haven’t disposed of them yet as they plan to take them back to the office, and  24% said they used a home shredding machine but disposed of the documents in their own waste. Most concerning is that 8% of those polled said they have no plans to dispose of the work-related documents they have printed at home, with 7% saying they haven’t done so because they do not know how to.  The researchers stated that it is vital that organization leaders review their current processes and educate their staff on the current guidelines. Working from home demands a different security standard than being in the office, especially with data security and disposing of confidential information.

Infosecurity reports: "66% of Workers Risk Breaching GDPR by Printing Work-Related Docs at Home"