British Columbia to maintain ban on old-computer sales

Published March 26th, 2006


US Auction News
The B.C. government’s ban on selling off old computer equipment is staying in place.
The ban was ordered March 3 after sensitive personal medical data on thousands of British Columbians contained on dozens of backup computer tapes was sold at a government auction.





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