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Shredding Paper is your best protection against one of the most dangerous plagues of modern society – identity theft. This type of crime has grown so vastly in the past 3 years with computer and Internet technology growing at a phenomenal rate.
Professional Shredding companies can help dispose of sensitive documents that are no longer needed without risking losing information in the wrong hands.
Commencement of 2009 our information is more important to us than ever, even small things such as a utility bill or something with your name and address on it can be the start of a chain reaction to Fraudsters and Identity theft individuals.
FACTA Law "Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act" was passed in 2005. Many offices consider such a purchase but don't invest into a Shredder or they do however still dont dispose the data. (It gets left on a table or in the canteen, or often goes missing).
A paper shrreding company such as Shred Pro can visit you at your convenience and securely destroy your private data, ensuring you have peace of mind and knowing your company's information has been destroyed and recycled.
Identity theft prevention
The sheer scale of identity theft has been recently analyzed in a study backed by a lenghty report, the general results were quite worrying. The report states that lately, one out of four UK homes or companies may get targeted by identity theft.
This is a major problem, it was shown, and home owners, together with business managers, started putting more thought into efficiently protecting themselves against this plague of dishonesty causing the economy millions. Business and employee personal information is often thrown away in the garbage, from where it is easily removed by someone who wishes to use that information illegally.
Shredding Services
An increased rigor in safety rules determines many companies should invest into paper shredding services from a professional company. They are the safest ways to dispose of official documents or any other sensitive document type that has served its purpose. Once such documents are shredded, the potential risk factor of someone putting them back together decreases to almost zero.
Here is what you should consider
- Is it for a company or an individual ?
- How many people in your company ?
- Do you require to Shred around 3 - 5 documents per person per day or more?
- Calculate the approximate amount per week
- Decide whether you need a Shredder or a professional company
- Get quotes, Shred Pro endeavour to match or beat any other quotes.