In these days of online fraud and ever present scams it is important to protect our identity as much as possible. There are programmes available that will ensure that your online activity is protected bur what about our privacy when it comes to mail? How can we make it harder for someone to steal our information such as bank details, credit card account numbers and other personal information?

One essential piece of equipment that every home should have is a shredder. These can be purchased quite cheaply if you want a basic model but for a bit extra a cross shredder is probably a better option as it shreds your documents completely. If you do not have many paper copies of documents delivered to your home through the postal system a pair of shredding scissors is a good solution to this problem.

The main principles to remember when you are trying to protect yourself from identity theft is to make sure you do not put anything that has your personal details on in the household rubbish or the paper recycling bin as there have been cases of thieves going through people’s rubbish looking for an opportunity to steal their personal information and gain access to their accounts.