Raiding a discarded or sold computer is one common way identity thieves can get your personal information such as credit-card information, personal details, addresses, email, passwords and much more!
Did you know that even if you delete files or partitions, that someone can still come in and recover most, if not all, of your personal data? Even re-formatting your hard drive leaves your data exposed to possible recovery. A recent MIT study* showed that most of the discarded hard drives tested had sensitive personal or corporate information left on them, including credit cards, email, financial information and more!

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