Thursday, May 10, 2007

Security: Know what documents to shred and when you should shred them

again... uncanny timing...

 
 

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Security: Know what documents to shred and when you should shred them


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The Unclutterer weblog knows that the best part of decluttering your desktop is tossing your sensitive, unneeded paper trail into the jaws of a good paper shredder. But before you get too shred-happy, you need to know what to shred, when it can be shredded, and what you should actually keep. For example:

Shred Now:
  • Credit card applications
  • Expired credit cards, bank cards, passports, visas, and identification cards (college, military, employee badges, etc.)

Aside from the "Shred Now" list, Unclutterer highlights the documents you should shred on a monthly, yearly, and 7-10 year basis, along with those docs you should never shred (like birth/marriage/divorce/death certificates). If you're a shred junkie, share your best shredding practices and techniques in the comments. — Adam Pash


 
 

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