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Insights & developments in Identity Protection
What’s ID Theft Protection?
So we hear ads about Identity Theft Protection pretty much every day now. But what's ID Theft Protection, and what is the benefit? Why should you care? Because this is happening every day to people you know…causing stress, anxiety, problems at work and with family,...
Realities of Identity Theft
The Realities of Identity theft include Emotional Loss, Psychological Pain, Helplessness, Anger, Isolation, and Betrayal. The Aite Group (a financial services research firm) released a report highlighting how Identity Theft Impacts Nearly Half of US Consumers. The...
ISP’s – Spying on your family
ISP's are spying on your family. But what’s an ISP and why should I care? An ISP, or Internet Service Provider, is a company that lets you access the internet from home, usually via a monthly subscription. It’s like a cable company, but instead of connecting you with...
7 Student Identity Theft Protection Tips
Unfortunately, scammers often see students as easy targets for identity theft. Assuming, as young adults, they are less knowledgeable about identity theft and fraud. Often, students are more likely to fall victim to identity fraud and a lot of that has to do with the...
Students Targeted for Identity Theft
Schools across the nation are kicking off the new school year, and students are targeted for Identity Theft and Fraud schemes! Schemes that we never worried about in the early 2000s. Student life was simple, desktops were for papers, no smartphones, no social...
Social Media Opens Us Up to Privacy Risk
Some critics of social media say our addiction to apps and social media opens us up to privacy risk. My question to app and social media users is when was the last time you read the terms and conditions? Further, when did you last adjust the privacy settings of your...