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It occurred to me yesterday whilst looking through the reams of data we've been sent from all these DPA requests, that throwing away (or putting in the recycling bin) all this paper poses a security risk.

 

We're not talking the odd statement here are we? There are all sorts of details in the information I've been sent this week, and I'd hate to think someone else got their hands on it. :o

 

This afternoon I bought a desktop shredder. It's a cross shredder i.e. it cuts the paper sideways as well as lengthways, so the information is more difficult to piece together, should anyone find themselves with that much time on their hands lol.

 

If anyone's interested, it's from Argos, and they have reductions on shredders at the moment. The one I got was reduced to £14.99

 

If you've got lots of personal info sitting around waiting for disposal now, maybe spending 15 quid of your reclaimed charged might not be a bad idea :razz:

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I got one from Tesco recently for the same reason. It cross-cuts and although it doesn't say so it makes easy work of plastic cards - the best way to destroy them!

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you certainly could :D

 

The cheapest I've seen one was £7.99, and you can pay for one with all the whistles and bells. Still, preventing identity theft from all this data we've been sent, for less than the price of a DPA request .... can't be a bad idea can it?

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