If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or get new posts via email. Thanks for visiting!Remember about 5 years ago when there was a big international child porn crackdown that was most famous for busting (though formally clearing) Pete Townshend from the Who?
There was one other victim that […]

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Hi there, I’ve been a bit quiet lately.  I’ll have lots more coming soon.
In the meantime, I have put together this identity theft service comparison page that has a showdown of LifeLock vs Loudsiren vs TrustedID.  Check it out.

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Note: This is Part 3 of a 3 part series. Part 1 was Deter Identity Theft, and Part 2 was Detect Identity Theft.
Many people, even after taking many precautions and carefully monitoring, become identity theft victims. Here are steps to recover from identity theft if it happens to you.
Place a Fraud Alert and/or a […]

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Note: This is Part 2 of a 3 part series. Part 1 was Deter Identity Theft.
Once you have taken the prevention steps, you want to make sure that you attempt to detect identity theft on an ongoing basis.
What Should I Look For?
There are a number of signs that you identity may have been […]

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They say that the best defense is a good offense, and it holds true here: the best way to fight identity theft is to prevent it from happening in the first place.
Here are some ways to prevent identity theft:
Watch Your Garbage
Shred, shred, and shred again.  The first thing you need is a good cross-cut shredder.  […]

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A TV station in Denver, CBS4, did a test of three popular Identity Theft Protection companies: LifeLock, TrustedID, and Loudsiren/Debix.
The Test

Three of the station’s employees signed for the services, one for each one
Each employee called up their respective providers and asked what would happen if someone tried to apply for a credit card in their […]

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