Question regarding sim cards left in a traded-in device

[XrayRomeo]

Background:

Yesterday, I completed an upgrade/trade-in at my local Verizon store. Today, it occurred to me that I left my old sim card in my old phone that I traded in.

My question, is what is Verizon's policy/procedure as far as what they do with sim cards found in traded-in phones?

However, I understand some personal data may remain stored on the sim (contacts, text messages, etc), and I was wondering whether Verizon takes steps to securely destroy/shred these old sim cards while processing, refurbishing, or recycling traded devices?

To be clear:

• I understand that it is deactivated/replaced by the new sim in my new device. That is not a concern.
• I also understand that it is best practice to remove said sim card for security reasons, but, I have been under a lot of stress, and made a mistake.
• I am not concerned about my losing any data stored on it, I just don't want anyone else to obtain any data from it.

Any insight on this anyone can provide would be appreciated.

[vzw_customer_support · Accepted solution]

This is a great question. The SIM card only stores your information regarding service that is used to access the network. It used to be used to save some information but with smartphones, that is no longer the case. Any SIM cards left in devices are removed and shredded for account security. ~Peter

[XrayRomeo]

Peter, thank you so much for that confirmation. I had hoped that was the case.