On Sunday, October 26, 2014 2:55:23 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/26/2014 2:41 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> >> OK, you're paranoid. If you have a good crosscut shredder, you can
> >> dispose of it confidently. Only on detective shows on TV is it put
> >> together again.
> >
> > I have a crosscut shredder but is that good enough? Maybe not. I don't
> > throw away hard drives and there's a drawerful of them in the office
> > even though I've taken quite a few apart. Beats the hell out of me where
> > they're coming from. They multiply like rabbits. :-)
>
> Clean the shredder hopper. Run a page through with something you've
> printed so you know what is on it. Now try to assemble it to be
> readable. Then mix it in with another 100 sheets. Rest easy.

I treat these things as I would if it had my data and credit card info on them - very carefully. I don't think one can be flippant about these things.