6th July 2010, 9:32 PM
Yeah, I'll shred things that contain really sensitive information like bank statements. But, I also wouldn't ever post that information on Facebook, either. Certainly, I'm not going to shred every piece of paper that has my name/address/phone number on it. That's just paranoid. If you're close enough to sift through my trash, you're close enough to steal my mail anyway.
I drive a car. Attached to this car are two visible license plates. I am legally required to make these plates visible at all times. If I drive across town in daylight and park in a parking lot for thirty minutes, this information is readily-accessible to hundreds of total strangers. These plates can be used as a starting point to access oodles of personal information through the DMV, my car insurance company, and any other database in which the information visible on my plates exist. There is literally nothing I can do about this except refuse to own and operate a motor vehicle.
There's this little thing called "acceptable risk". I will continue to own and operate a motor vehicle.
I drive a car. Attached to this car are two visible license plates. I am legally required to make these plates visible at all times. If I drive across town in daylight and park in a parking lot for thirty minutes, this information is readily-accessible to hundreds of total strangers. These plates can be used as a starting point to access oodles of personal information through the DMV, my car insurance company, and any other database in which the information visible on my plates exist. There is literally nothing I can do about this except refuse to own and operate a motor vehicle.
There's this little thing called "acceptable risk". I will continue to own and operate a motor vehicle.
YOU CANNOT HIDE FOREVER
WE STAND AT THE DOOR
WE STAND AT THE DOOR