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Dumpster-Diving for Your Identity
The NYT magazine has a story titled Dumpster-Diving for Your Identity - the author interviews two convicted identity thieves talking about their methods and successes.
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What if all your bills are past due? Then it doesn't matter. It's like that old joke (or is it a scene from a movie?)...
"A thief stole my credit card and has been using it for the past couple of months."
"Oh my! Why haven't you reported it?"
"Because it still works out to be cheaper than me using it!"
Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.
This is the reason i have a fireplace in addition to central heat and air. Well, that and the fact that i like making smores.
The New-York "registration required" Times running an article on people fishing for other people's personal information, that's amusing ...
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
It helps to also shit in your garbage can. That should drive most thieves away. I think it's best to layer your shit. You know, throw in some garbage, shit on top of it, then throw in another layer of garbage... and continue so on. But don't shit on the topmost layer, we want for the dumpster divers to reach in and find a surprise! (wink)
"Go buy a shredder and port Linux to it today!"
Linux is still a little behind Windows in the document destruction department.
"Derp de derp."
Each form had the person's name, date of birth, Social Security number -- all the information necessary for taking out a line of credit.
Interesting. William Henry Gates, III, 539-60-5125, October 28, 1955. Now, how do I take out that line of credit?
My sister got bitten by a moose once.
I cant believe you people don't simply get the free registration to New York times Magazine. This article is very useful to help you protect your identity. To register you just have to give your email, gender, zip code, date of birth, address, industry in which you work, household income range, job title, credit card number, ATM nip and the last ten years of data of your tax income.
Yahh, hiii haaaaa! -Major Kong, from Dr. Strangelove
You don't need a google news link. Just pick it up from the trash at the back of the NYTimes building