You're entirely right. The destruction of personal information, whether it be in paper format, on magnetic tape or CD-ROM, is a major problem that arises from time to time. When I was at the access to information commission in Quebec, there were major cases of documents thrown into the waste basket, in the street, which disclosed individuals' credit information and mortgage information in suburban East Montreal, for example. In the middle of Rue Saint-Jean, the main road in Quebec City, personal information from a law office on the preparation of divorce cases was found. There's also the latest case that was just handled by New Brunswick—
On May 15th, 2008. See this statement in context.