səpˈoʊzɪdli, ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən dˈaɪvɪŋ wʌz mˈoːɹ kˈɑːmən ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z dˈuː tə lˈæks sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi; wˌɛn bˈɪznəsᵻz bɪkˌeɪm ɐwˈɛɹ ʌvðə nˈiːd fɔːɹ ɪŋkɹˈiːst sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, sˈɛnsᵻtˌɪv dˈɑːkjuːmənts wɜː ʃɹˈɛdᵻd bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ plˈeɪst ɪn dˈʌmpstɚz.
Supposedly, information diving was more common in the 1980s due to lax security; when businesses became aware of the need for increased security in the early 1990s, sensitive documents were shredded before being placed in dumpsters.