Businesses spend a tremendous amount of time and money to build their reputation. Then some turn around and ruin it by not shredding their customers’ personal information. They throw it in the dumpster thinking no one will notice. But many people go through dumpsters on a regular basis. They may be looking for boxes for a move or to recycle cans. In this case it was the news looking for businesses who don’t shred. It is an easy piece to run and it is never a challenge to find violators.

The only question is does your business use a shredding service that provide you with a document of destruction or do you have a written statement when the news show up?