"I like to shred anything with my name and address on before putting it in the recycling bin (although this usually means ripping it up and putting on the compost heap). But my children say there is no need, that the world's digital now and no one's going to be rooting through our rubbish to scam us or steal our identities. I understand what they are saying, but I still feel uneasy about releasing readable information about myself into the world like that."
"But my children say there is no need, that the world's digital now and no one's going to be rooting through our rubbish to scam us or steal our identities. I understand what they are saying, but I still feel uneasy about releasing readable information about myself into the world like that. Does anyone know what best practice is these days, and does anyone still get scammed in this way?"
Personal mail that includes name and address is routinely shredded before recycling, often ripped and put on the compost heap. Children argue that physical documents no longer matter because the world is digital and nobody will search rubbish to scam or steal identities. Unease persists about releasing readable personal information into the world. The text asks what best practice is these days and whether people still get scammed in this way. Contact instructions invite answers by email or submission, and a selection of responses will be published next Sunday.
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