Everyone has their opinions of what is safe and what is not, personally I trust the web more than a phone, as a phone is 100x easyer to 'hack' than a secured company database. About 90% of identity theft, the information is retrieved from the garbage, bills, credit card statements, bank statements, etc. People don't usually destroy these things when they throw them out, and there are plenty of morons out there willing to go dumpster diving, trash bag stealing, even mucking around in land fills.

Personally I have been on the internet since the early 90s, buy almost EVERYTHING but food off of the internet, etc, and I have NEVER had an incident, but my experience plays a big part in that.

 

You're right..... I've been using a "shredder" for years. I'm paranoid enough to implement "CYA" all the time. Nothing with our names goes in the trash unless its been shredded all to pieces and is completely unreadable.....and then some.

I essentially agree with you. I have no problem buying over the internet with a credit card, but then I have "protection" on my cards. On the other hand, if a license number gets stolen from a data base....thats a whole different story. Since I don't divulge important numbers over the phone, anyone can listen in if they want. Companies are not supposed to accept DL#'s etc for searches over the phone....its the "signed" release thing they need. I fill them out and mail them in. I also send that kind of paperwork "Certified Mail" with a return receipt required. Saves a lot of grief. 8)