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Submitted: May 1, 2012 - 9:21pm
Originally published: May 1, 2012
Last updated: May 1, 2012 - 9:37pm
Originally published: May 1, 2012
Last updated: May 1, 2012 - 9:37pm
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USAToday
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Byron Acohido
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McAfee, 3965 Freedom Circle, Santa Clara, CA, 95054, United States
Before recycling or selling your aging laptop or cellphone, you might want to consider smashing it to bits instead. That's especially true for older Windows XP laptops and netbooks, or Android smartphones because they can be a gold mine to identity thieves, says McAfee identity theft expert Robert Siciliano. "I would beat the thing to death."
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