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Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the nation affecting millions of people a year. As a result the use of home paper shredders has become a valuable aid in the fight against this crime. There are manual and automatic shredders as well as a variety of capacities, and cutting styles. This article will take a closer look at the different types of shredders and features available.

The manual desktop shredder is probably the most basic and inexpensive model. It maybe the perfect machine for you if you are looking for a desktop solution and you only have a small number of documents that contain personal information that you want to protect. It is a simple design with a convenient hand crank that advances the paper through the cutter blades. Some models feature credit card and CD disposal also.

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Have you considered buying a paper shredder?  In this age of information swapping, it’s much more important to protect your vital personal, client, or business information than ever before.  Pharmacies, doctor’s offices, post offices, institutions, colleges, and many more important places have to dispose of paperwork in a safe and secure manner.

All paper shredders are not alike.  They do require the person shop around and compare prices and features, security levels, size, and power.  If you are just an individual wishing to shred your incoming junk mail and old records, you wouldn’t need an industrial size shredder.  If you are a business with more than one or two employees, you might want to consider an industrial size shredder depending on the volume of your discarded papers.

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In recent times business owner’s have been forced to become pro active in protecting personal information of employees and clients. The office paper shredder has become the number one line of defense against thieves who rummage through disposed documents looking for personal information. There are a variety of office  shredders of various capacities,  type of cut, daily usage, and security levels available. This article will take a close look at the importance of office shredders, different types,  and some of the features available

First of all why is there such a big interest in office shredders all of a sudden? The “Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act” (FACTA) of 2005 requires that companies make arrangements for proper document disposal eliminating chances for identity theft. Obviously this makes the office paper shredder an even more important business tool that could prevent hefty fines and legal consequences.

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The rage about identity theft is continuing to grow and everyone is talking about it now. No doubt the concerns are well founded. It is becoming more important for businesses and individuals to dispose of documents containing personal information to be disposed of properly.

Shredding is obviously an important job so you want to have a reliable machine to handle this task. With so many choices available it is only natural to want to compare brands and models to see which are the best paper shredders. Let’s take a look and see what is available in the market place.

Obviously shredders are not the prettiest machines as they resemble glorified waste paper baskets but that’s okay. It’s the design, and the quality built in, and the job that they do that counts. The best paper shredders would have quality cutters and would at this time be nothing less than the cross cutting style of cut. This would make for secure shredding waste that would be next to impossible to re-assemble.

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As identity theft continues to rise consumers are making home office paper shredders a standard part of their home office equipment. Analysts see the increase in sales of paper shredders continuing to grow into the years to come. What features should you look for in a good home office paper shredder. Some basic considerations are the style of the cut, quality, security, safety, price and size. Let’s take a look at some at some of  these features.

Although in years past most shredders were equipped with strip cutting blades cross cutting is more secure. Cutting your documents into strips may work to a degree, but some identity thieves with a little time and motivation could reassemble those strips like a jig saw puzzle. The cross cut shredder creating smaller particles provides greater security.

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It has become more popular for web sites to offer places for customer feedback on the products they either like or dislike after purchase.  While this may discourage sales of some products, it is better to have the customer ratings to weed out the less than worthy products than to have a higher volume of unhappy customers and a long line at the customer service desk!  Complaints about customer service in general have risen because of the tendency to hire people who have only been trained to keep the dissatisfied at bay rather than providing quality service to aid the customers and promote a more positive environment for all involved.

Ratings about paper shredders can be found on store sites, office supply sites, manufacturer sites, blogs and more.  The lower ratings on paper shredders seemed to be primarily from the personal type shredders.  For the most part, the complaints seem to be that the shredders are listed to have a higher capacity input than they are actually capable of.  This is poor advertisement on the part of the company who makes or sells the shredders and makes the consumer shy about buying future products of the same brand.

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If you haven’t made the paper shredder a part of your home appliance yet, it may be time to consider this handy little device to protect your personal and private information.  Disposal of things you don’t need to share with the wrong person, things you don’t want someone else to find out because of your personal safety or the personal safety of your family has become more and more important in today’s society.  Leaking out sensitive information, whether you mean to do so or not, can be severely damaging to you and your family and will wreak havoc in your lives.

Businesses have long had to determine the best way to dispose of their sensitive files, cds, hard drives, floppy disks, folders, and other media.  Sending such things to the dump is no longer the best way to go.  Now security on all levels is a must, including the level of trash!

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In an effort to prevent identity theft you can get a quality shredder that is still inexpensive. Like many other markets the shredder market is very competitive and if you know what to look for you can get a very good deal. If price is your number one buying factor then let’s see what features you want to included with your new shredder and what you want do without and still have a great machine.

One of the first considerations is security. Strip cutting shredders may work well but they are not very secure as most produce shredded strips of 3/16″ or 1/4″ that could be re-assembled by a savvy identity thief. This wouldn’t be the first time these professionals have accomplished such a thing. Remember they are professionals and will stop at no end to steal your information.

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Most paper shredders that come to mind are electrical, about the size of a small bathroom trash can.  If you don’t want something that size because of your limited amount of storage space, yet still want the security of destroying personal mail or other data you’d prefer not to share with others, maybe a hand-held paper shredder is for you.

One such hand-held shredder is called the shredder hand and resembles a mutated pair of scissors!  It does indeed bring to mind something that would surface in a horror movie, but it is the most basic of paper shredders and would be wonderful for the traveler who has limited storage in their luggage.  No batteries are needed, no electrical outlet, just your own ability to operate a pair of scissors!  It would be a great addition to your arts and crafts tools.  Even for someone living in a tiny space, like a boarding room or a studio apartment, a hand-held paper shredder could be a good idea to protect their valuable paperwork that needs to be destroyed.  An Aihon shredder has 9 connected blades, sells for $17, and is certainly something you’d want to keep out of reach of children.

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