Single in Minneapolis were not left out this Valentines day. They didn't get roses but they did get to have some fun with shredders. The Midtown Global Market sponsored a "Shred the Love" event. People were invited to bring in gifts and cards from past loves and run them through the shredder.

There is nothing like a bit of shredding to make a day better.

The Anti-Gym was recently shuttered by the IRS for a failure to pay payroll taxes but it looks like the former clients of the gym were the real losers. That is because detailed and personal information was left in the dumpster behind the gym. This included the standard fodder for an identity thief. It also had some very personal information that clients had shared with their trainers. The information was stored in client files. The owner said he was not responsible for the documents ending in the dumpster because he was locked out by the IRS but witnesses disagree. [full story]

I hope that bankruptcy courts allow businesses to spend a little on a shredding service to protect the personal information a business maintains.

Through an "unfortunate oversight" Southern Satellite decided to dump their customers information into the dumpster. This included names, addresses, social security numbers and even credit card numbers. The information was discovered and reported to Channel 9 and the police. Southern Satellite installs dishes in the area. Perhaps it is time to find a Florida shredding service

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