7. Photos of you and your family
Oh, wait! Are there any people who simply throw their family photos in the trash can? Well, some people have duplicates of the pictures and dispose of them in the blink of an eye without thinking about the consequences. A malicious person can use these pictures with bad intentions, especially to steal someone’s identity. And we all know how dangerous social media has become nowadays!
This rule of shredding also applies to old IDs that contain precious information about yourself! Be cautious, and when you decide what documents you should shred, make sure old IDs and old photos are on the list as well.
whats the point of shredding photos when they are all over social media?
Thinking about all the documents mentioned, as a genealogists, i can say many of these are available online to access/download and not all are for dead folks. Also, you can find many of them and old photos as well uploaded to family trees.
Excellent information will put it to good use
Why would anyone destroy a birth certificate? You need that to get a passport, among other things.
Thanks for placement to go