Why Cell Phone Recycling Can Be Dangerous

Do you know why recycling or throwing away your cell phone or any
other digital device can negatively alter your life? You would if you
were 2.1Certified!

The Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communication
(I.R.O.C2) is a non-profit organization providing "2.1Certifications"
to schools, communities, business, and individuals through its
acclaimed "I Rock Responsibility 2.1C Concerts," (or educational
seminars). "2.1C" is the
Why Cell Phone Recycling Can Be Dangerous
understanding of 21st Century digital safety, responsibility, and
awareness, and being "2.1Certified" means you are one of the rapidly
growing number of digital citizens guaranteed to know and understand
how to proactively avoid making life altering mistakes with any form
of current or future digital technology!

Cell phone and digital cameras by themselves are not dangerous;
however, the personal content you store on the digital media card or
hard drives in these devices can easily become destructive if in the
hands of someone other than you. For example, pictures, phone numbers,
bank account information, etc. stored on your digital devices can
easily be exploited by someone with malicious intent. The increasing
number of campaigns to recycle these devices are great for the
environment; however, if you fail to remove and destroy your media
card or hard drive prior to the disposal of your digital device, you
could easily become a victim of cyber-crime or exploitation. Deleting
your content from these devices does not mean the content is gone - it
is actually quite easy to recover or "undelete" any file ever viewed,
created or saved to a digital media card or hard drive inside any
digital device.

Unfortunately, in a digital world you are either informed and practice
"2.1C," or you are uninformed leaving yourself and your loved ones
open to the very real risk of becoming a victim in less time than it
takes you to read this article (or blink)!

Remember, your digital actions are public and permanent. Understanding
21st century digital safety, responsibility and awareness is your
responsibility, and the repercussions that accompany your poor digital
judgment (due to ignorance, a lack of common sense, or for malicious
intent), are
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your own fault!

So Get Informed!

Visit the I.R.O.C2 website for more vital 2.1C digital safety tips and
tools, and to schedule a "I Rock Responsibility 2.1C Concert" to
become "2.1Certified" guaranteeing that you will know and understand
how to proactively avoid making a life altering mistake with any form
of current or future digital technology!