I have thought about the same thing when I dispose of my old directory. I realize it is advertising income for the PTG, but couldn't a directory be online for PTG members? If I needed the name of a tech in South Dakota, I could search it...maybe this already exists? If so lets drop the paper directory.... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "paul bruesch" <paul at bruesch.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Received: 6/8/2008 9:34:24 AM Subject: Re: To shred or not to shred? >Well, I think ID theft IS a bigger deal than some of the manufactured news, >but it doesn't happen as a result of phone lists. I don't live in a big >city like Chicago, but I do know people that it has happened to in no small >way, and it is U-G-L-Y. >What CAN happen as a result of my not shredding my clients' less-than-public >information is that our not-exactly-freedom-giving government could get >their grubby little paws on it. Will that happen? Very, VERY unlikely. >Could it? Could Uncle Sam or the state use something against them? Sure. >Possible. It's a simple, small courtesy I do for my customers. >In my former corporate job, I used to get calls from headhunters (I STILL DO >for that matter!) and the company insisted on special disposal of the >printed company phone directories when new ones were circulated. That was in >the company's interest so that these headhunters couldn't get their hands on >a book and start recruiting our staff for other businesses firms (oh, but it >sure did happen anyhow!) I don't feel that's an issue here, and I have no >qualms about my name etc. going in the recycling (as opposed to needing to >be shredded.) >Paul Bruesch >Stillwater, MN >On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> Don't shred my name! Some of my best customers have >> gotten my phone number out of the trash heap! >> >> Seriously, is identity theft really such a big >> problem? Do you know ANYONE who has had their >> identity stolen? I don't, and I'm not in the least >> bit worried about it. >> >> The news media has to generate so many stories to keep >> people buying papers, watching the news, etc. They >> latch onto anything that might generate public >> interest, and what generates interest better than a >> scare tactic? >> >> I give my phone number out every day. My address is >> on my business card. You can find out things about >> me on the web. When I sign my client's checks I have >> to put my checking account number on the back. >> >> What harm is someone picking up the directory out of >> the trash going to do? >> >> Tom Sivak >>
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