Mega benefits of electronic recycling

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Mega Benefits of Electronic Recycling
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Whenever one hears about E-waste, what comes to
mind is all manner of electronic products that
have come to the end of their useful life such as
laptops, personal computers, televisions, mobile
phones and many such products that can easily be
recycled, refurbished and reused this goes a
long way in protecting the environment. The sad
fact is that electronic waste is among the
fastest growing segments of waste that come from
most countries and especially the developed
world. It is estimated that more than 75 of old
obsolete electronics are stored by owners because
they simply dont know anything about Chicago
computer recycling this is informed by the speed
at which new electronics hit the market and the
desire for consumers to remain trendy.
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Information is cheap and easy There is a lot of
personal and confidential information that is
normally stored in electronic items such as smart
phones, lap tops, personal computers etc. that
can be accessed by only a swipe of the finger or
a click of a button. Whether you are thinking
about simple things such as likes on social
media or sensitive information such as pass
words, PIN numbers etc. that you may have thought
you deleted the truth of the matter is that
there are data thieves who can access this
information and they could use it for just about
any criminal activity you can think about. It
therefore pays to give careful thought to any
electronic recycling program you get into.    
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Many people will dutifully shred their old bills
and back statements in addition to jealously
guarding their PIN numbers. However, such people
will rarely give a thought about discarding their
old smart phones and laptops in a dumpster this
gives an opportunity to the neighborhood hacker
of fraudster to abuse your personal
information.      
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Ask yourself how you would deal with your expired
passport you definitely will not get rid of it
by throwing it into the dumpster. Throwing your
old smart phone or any other electronic waste on
the footpath can have similar consequences. One
of the fastest growing forms of crime is personal
fraud or identity fraud it is an extremely
serious threat in the entire world especially
with the rise of internet connectivity and
technologies as people store share and transmit
data electronically.
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Cheap is expensive The truth of the matter is
that when you become careless with electronics
waste, you will definitely pay a price somewhere.
It doesnt matter what type of business you are
doing whether it is online retail, banking or
pharmaceuticals your systems are loaded with
personal and confidential information of your
clients and customers. There are huge
corporations such as Sony that have had to deal
with security breaches caused by hackers who had
infiltrated their systems and stole personal
details of more than one million clients.    
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