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 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 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!