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How Data Can Be Used Against You Part Three

April 08, 2011

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If nothing else we will hopefully get birthday cards from time to time and this will give away the date of our birthday – and even worse, our age. This then gives a clever criminal all the information they need to be able to claim they’ve forgotten their password and have a website e-mail it to them for them to sign in as you with a new password. Even something as simple as naming a pet can give someone the information they need – and while this seems like a serious length for someone to go to, some people do this as a main source of income – this is a living to them and it does happen a lot of the time.
    Thus paper shredders are very important to protect your data and to keep your identity safe. However if you are a business and have an office then this gets even more severe. Here you will be dealing with countless documents every day and throwing out all manner of things. Of course a lot more of these will have bank account details on them and other crucial details and the thieves will be able to get a lot more information about your business online.
 

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