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- System boundary→
Your phone system is a covered information system.
The Safeguards Rule definition reaches telephone switching and PBX systems connected to customer information.
- Primary-source correction→
The PTIN checkbox does not say what your vendor says it says.
Form W-12 asks whether preparers are aware of the requirement. It is not a checkbox attesting complete implementation.
- Scope correction→
Do you actually need all nine?
The fewer-than-5,000-consumer exemption removes four requirements, not the entire Safeguards Rule.
Your systems, not a hypothetical firm