Pharmacies are discarding personal information into the dumpster for all the world to see

The investigative reporters go dumpster-searching:

Local 2 investigates spent three months checking pharmacy Dumpsters across the Houston area. We checked 90 Walgreens and CVS Dumpsters, plus a handful of smaller pharmacies.

It didn’t take much digging to find loads of personal information. We found it all in clear bags and in clear view. All of the bags were inside unlocked Dumpsters.

We found prescription labels, pill bottles and computer printouts. All of it included detailed personal medical information. It’s information many patients might not want you to see. It’s information many patients might not want you to see. We found prescriptions for everything from allergy medicines to anti-psychotic drugs.

(via a reader tip by Ain’t chicken)