Brandon Qureshi is an expert on identity theft companies after being victimized in 2006. He's proud to share everything he's learned about identity theft and when he's not writing articles for IDProtectionGuide, Brandon is a forensic accountant and an aspiring author.
IDProtectionGuide’s Brandon Q. takes a detailed look at similarities and differences between Lifelock and TrustedID, two very popular identity theft protection services. He exposes the biggest difference between these protection services and it’s not what you think.
$13.50 per month • lifelock.com
$17.50 per month • identityguard.com
Will The Best Identity Theft Service Please Stand Up?
This is a comparison between the flagship services of Lifelock and Identity Guard: Lifelock’s Command Center and Identity Guard’s Total Protection.
One reason we won the cold war was we simply outspent the Soviet Union. There was no way [...]
$17.99 per month • identityguard.comside-by-side comparison
IDENTITY GUARD® Total ProtectionSM, The Cadillac Of Identity Theft Protection
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Identity Guard should consider itself flattered. Not too long ago, before consumer lawsuits forced Lifelock to change its business model, companies like Lifelock centered their identity protection strategies around placing and renewing fraud [...]
A new survey by ITRC, the Identity Theft Resource Center, shows that despite the growing popularity of online shopping and banking, the overwhelming majority of consumers are worried about the safety of the information they provide through these transactions. In fact, 87 percent of those who have engaged in online shopping or banking over the [...]
Over the past few years, many Facebook users have led the call for a “Dislike” companion to the “Like” button. In the past month, it seemed that Facebook finally took notice, introducing a “Dislike” button for the site’s users to express their disapproval of a photo or comment. Be forewarned, however – enterprising thieves have [...]
LifeLock recently partnered with Reader’s Digest Association to provide an identity theft protection package to Reader’s Digest customer base. The identity theft protection membership will be offered at a discount to Reader’s Digest customers.
The partnership between LifeLock and Reader’s Digest Association will educate consumers on the importance of identity theft protection as well as [...]
$9.99 per month • McAfee.comside-by-side comparison
McAfee Expands to Identity Protection Services
McAfee, a leading provider of computer security services recently announced a new identity protection service. The company has launched McAfee Identity Protection which is one of the most comprehensive and easy to use services available. The new identity protection service provides multiple layer protection and [...]
According to a recent CNN story, two years after graduating from Baylor University, Jake McCoy received a letter stating a laptop with his personal information had been stolen.
“They told me my information was on it, and that’s pretty much it,” McCoy said. “I assumed that my information was in good hands; it was so hard [...]
A Penny Here, A Nickle There, And Pretty Soon You’re Talking A Few Million…
I’ve often thought about all the loose change people have in their sofas and in their cars. If I could figure out a way to grab just a piece of that from everyone, I’d have a million dollars. Well someone has…not legally [...]
The FBI and Federal Trade Commission have warned consumers about some of the crafty methods cyber criminals use to commit identity theft online and identity theft protection scams are no exception. There are many legitimate programs on the market such as TrustedID and ProtectMyID that help to protect consumers against identity theft. The [...]
TrustedID is our editor's pick for most comprehensive protection becasue of it's generous family pricing plans and its the only service to offer both credit freezes and credit monitoring with IDEssentials™. Throw in "BEST in Class" wage loss protection offered through their $1 Million Service Warranty, Antivirus protection, medical benefits protection and it's easy to understand why TrustedID is our top pick. Full Review
Identity Guard's Total Protection offers credit monitoring on a level Lifelock's Command Center™, Equifax, or Experian's ProtectMyID can't offer. In addition to the most comprehensive credit report monitoring available, including quarterly updates to your credit score with all three credit reporting agencies, Identity Guard also monitors public records and databases. Additional features include ZoneAlarm® Internet Security Suite, PRIVACYPROTECT™, MOBILE LOCKBOX™, and the $1,000,000 Identity Theft Insurance. Full Review
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