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I saw just a portion of a show on identity theft. They had a guy that was in jail and he gave advice to people on how not to have your identity stolen. His simple statement was "shred everything."
I agree...you are probably more likely to have your info stolen in the real world than online. You have people going through garbage, watching over your shoulder at ATMs, stealing credit card slips in stores, etc... The online incidents get more press though because it is usually a mass amount of numbers from a frequently used site and people are already nervous about sending personal info on the internet.
No matter where or how you do business, you have to be careful and just know that there will always be some risk involved.
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