Is it illegal to take credit card information off of the company cite?

My boss wants to take files(with credit card information) off of the company site and transport them to his house. Can this be legally done?Is it illegal to take credit card information off of the company cite?Ashlee



To what end would he need this information? Is it all about credit card info, or is that info contained within the data he needs? This is not normal. It would not be supported by management. It creates a huge liability for the company, and a huge risk to your clients.



If he persists, would you please contact his supervisor. This is a primary information security leak, If a company wanted to derive Information for marketing purposes, it would extract the necessary data by computer program without creating the huge liability that you manager insists on taking.



Our company has a whistle blower program, and a program to cut avoid such security breeches. All companies I know of have such a program. Use it for everyones benefit!



SoccerrefIs it illegal to take credit card information off of the company cite?Unless there is some provision in the contract between the customers and the company specifying that the material will not be taken off-site, there's nothing in the law to prevent it. But it does open up the door big, tall and wide for the company to be liable if a customer's private information (including credit card numbers) is compromised. It may (and SHOULD) also be against corporate policy.Is it illegal to take credit card information off of the company cite?It would certainly be a violation of the agreement with the credit card companies and open him up to huge liability if the data is loss and used.



But if he has legitimate access to the data no law has been broken.