I’m not a paranoid sort of person. Some waiter could steal my credit card number much more easily than someone who dumpster dives my trash but I use my shredder for just about all paper I’m going to throw out. Not because I’m worried about identiy theft, it’s just a habbit. However this guy took a torn up credit card application, taped it back together, filled it out and sent it in. Several weeks later he received a credit card! Maybe I should be paranoid if only for the stupidity of the credit card companies.
via BoingBoing
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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One Reply to “The Torn-Up Credit Card Application”
Interesting story. I also find it interesting that he stretched it over more than one web page. Is he trying to get more ads seen on his blog? We always shred anything containing personal information before it goes out in the garbage.
Interesting story. I also find it interesting that he stretched it over more than one web page. Is he trying to get more ads seen on his blog? We always shred anything containing personal information before it goes out in the garbage.