Originally Posted by
indyfabz
I like to have a purpose for those types of walks. And having had personal information stolen from a couple of company systems, including my health insurance provider, I prefer to keep my digital footprint as small as possible. Your information is always secure until it’s not.
Information like your routing and account numbers? How is the utility company on a having that on a paper check any different from having a card number? By the way, my utilities are paid by electronic check, if anything it's more secure than paper checks going through real space (mail or handed to a clerk) prior to being entered electronically. That check is going to be part of your digital footprint just as much as any non-cash payment, it's just a matter of who's going to enter the information.