For example, use a password manager, use 2FA.

  • catharso@discuss.tchncs.de
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    I remove all address stickers from packages before recycling them and i shred all papers that contain my name or sensitive infos.

    • 𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑥𝑖@lemm.ee
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      I’m ashamed to admit I do the same thing!! Both of those. Lol. If I’m putting out a bunch of boxes in the recycling I always worry people will think I’ve got valuables or something nice and target me. Also identity theft is no joke. It’s annoying that credit card companies send so much semi-sensitive stuff via mail.

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      1 year ago

      Why remove the address stickers? A person that has access to your garbage cans probably knows your address anyway

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        It’s mostly for the people processing it later on at a sorting facility. If they see a lot of boxes or it’s something expensive it’s especially important.

        Might be just an urban legend, but word of mouth was someone might target houses based on what they find. Maybe even someone else’s trash that just happened to be by your address.

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        i live in huge building with like 15 other parties(?). i just want my papertrail (pizzacartons, invoices, insurance-stuff, sextoy-packaging, …) to drown in the “noise” ^^