The IDP Smart Bit Foil Ribbon Shredder addresses a security vulnerability that many organisations overlook entirely. When an ID card is printed, a ghost image of that card — names, photos, ID numbers — remains on the used ribbon foil. Left undealt with, that ribbon is a readable record of every card your printer has ever produced.

The Smart Bit destroys used ribbon foil on-site, shredding it into particles small enough to make reconstruction impossible. It's compatible with ribbons from all major ID card printer manufacturers, so there's no need to match it to a single printer brand. For any organisation issuing staff, visitor, or access cards, disposing of ribbons in-house is the kind of data hygiene measure that should be standard practice — not an afterthought.

For Irish and EU organisations operating under GDPR, controlling how printed personal data is destroyed isn't optional. The Smart Bit makes that process straightforward and keeps it within your own walls.