How many times do you tear in half junkmail credit card applications to protect yourself from identity theft?
Assume you have some junkmail you wish to dispose of which has you name and address printed on it but you don’t have a shredder available. If it was an A4 size application form, how many times would your tear it in two before putting it in the bin?
I’d fold it in half first and then tear it four times. However, most of those junk mail form things are already folded in three or four to fit in the prepared envelope in which case I would simply tear it four times. If the pieces are getting thick for the fourth tear just overlap the edges slightly. Don’t line the edges up and you’ll only have to tear through at one time as thick as you did for the previous tear.
The pieces end up quite small and if anyone sees trash which is well ripped like that, they’ll surely look for easier targets. If you are used to tearing stuff up this is very quick to do.