Paper, paper, paper!

FlyingScot · 06-20-2021, 10:44 AM

You might ask yourself a couple of questions:

First--is the paper really confidential? If it has your SSN, just for example--absolutely! But if it's only got your CC number and purchases, or your checking account number, or it's your gas bill--this info is readily available to others already.

Second--For everything except the top secret stuff--if you toss nondescript trash bags into the compacter at your local transfer station, what's the likelihood that any human being ever sees it again?

When I've asked myself these questions, my forbidding pile of confidential docs becomes much more manageable.

06-20-2021, 10:44 AM	#6
FlyingScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Tuftonboro and Sudbury, MA Posts: 2,467 Thanks: 1,358 Thanked 1,047 Times in 651 Posts	You might ask yourself a couple of questions: First--is the paper really confidential? If it has your SSN, just for example--absolutely! But if it's only got your CC number and purchases, or your checking account number, or it's your gas bill--this info is readily available to others already. Second--For everything except the top secret stuff--if you toss nondescript trash bags into the compacter at your local transfer station, what's the likelihood that any human being ever sees it again? When I've asked myself these questions, my forbidding pile of confidential docs becomes much more manageable.

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