PV in the News

On an annual basis, the Records and Information Management Professionals of Australia (RIMPA) honors what their members consider to be the best written contribution to their quarterly publication, iQ Magazine. PV Executive Bob Johnson’s feature, “The Emerging Impact of Data Protection and Privacy Regulations on I.M. Vendor Contracting,” is among the five nominated for this…

A recent edition of the weekly E-Scrap News by Bob Johnson details how lax IT hardware inventory practices put IT asset disposal service providers at risk. As he explains in the article, “Clients often provide ITADs with inventories of IT assets either with or in advance of equipment deliveries. More often than not, what’s actually…

Privata Vox Principal Advocate Bob Johnson encouraged attendees of E-Scrap’s conference to embrace data protection and privacy regulations as an opportunity to attract clients, improve margins, and deepen existing customer relationships. Johnson’s comments were made during the October 1st plenary panel discussion “Navigating Security Compliance Challenges in ITAD and ITAM.” Joining the Privata Vox executive…

Privata Vox® founder Robert Johnson will travel to Adelaide this September where he will share his unique perspective on data processor management at the Records and Information Management Professionals of Australia annual conference. (RIMPA). With the theme, “I’M The Next Wave: Leading the Future,” RIMPA LIVE 2024 is intended to represent a convergence of visionary ideas,…

Against the backdrop of its annual conference in Nashville, i-SIGMA presented R. Stephen Richards with the Robert Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor reserved for professionals who have a career-long track record of outstanding contributions to the advancement of records and information management. In commenting on the recognition, Richards said, “My reaction was complete surprise…

The recent edition of Recycling Today features an article by Bob Johnson titled, “A More Secure Future,” (pg. 46) explaining how emerging breach notification requirements will change the way organizations manage IT asset disposition.  

In an article published today by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Privata Vox® founder and Principal Advocate Robert Johnson, CSDS, CIPP/US, describes the trends and forces that will soon alter the prevailing enterprise IT asset disposal (ITAD) model. Access the full article here: The flawed IT asset management paradigm: Key considerations for privacy professionals  

Veteran-owned Shred America, LLC, one of the largest and fastest growing isecure data destruction service providers in the US, has selected Privata Vox, LLC to fulfill its Data Protection Officer (DPO) obligation. According to Ryan Richard, Shred America’s founder and CEO, retaining Privata Vox® exemplifies the company’s ongoing commitment to aggressive regulatory compliance and to superior…

During a ceremony at i-SIGMA’s recent conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, President Bowman Richards announced that the association’s top honor, the “President’s Award,” would henceforth be known as “The Robert Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award.” In commenting on the name change, Richards said, “This award is meant to recognize a lifelong contribution to the advancement of…