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.
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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.
This is a question that readers often ask and despite there being many other companies offering identity theft protection services, these two probably spend the most on marketing. This is actually a great comparison because Identity Guard and Lifelock employ very different strategies in protecting you against identity theft.
Lifelock takes a proactive approach by [...]
What does Identity Theft Insurance really cover? If you suspect there are severe limitations on the $1,000,000 insurance policies you hear most companies offering, you’re correct.
What is Credit Monitoring? Learn the benefits of monitoring your credit and what you should look for when selecting a company to best monitor your credit file.
Overview
Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, IdentityGuard is the consumer identity theft protection brand of Intersections, Inc. (INTX). Intersections, Inc. has been providing branded and customized identity management solutions in the U.S. and U.K. for over ten years and currently oversees eight million customers. They also provide credit monitoring solutions for a number of major financial organizations, [...]
Don't be fooled by the amount of the insurance or warranty. The large majority of identity theft victims do not require the need for professionals to assist them in recovering their identity, which is what most of the 1 Million is set aside for. What do they need the most? Compensation for lost wages. Trusted ID offers more than double its nearest competitor for lost wages as well as a 1 Million Service Warranty.
TrustedID review
Although IdentityGuard doesn't employ fraud alerts or credit freezes it uses a comprehensive monitoring system which includes email alerts should detect any fraud almost immediately. The quarterly updates of your credit scores with all three consumer reporting agencies make this service the most comprehensive in credit monitoring available our choice to best manage your credit file.
IdentityGuard review
This was a very close call with Equifax. Even though TrustedID's CreditLock involves additional cost, Equifax's ID Patrol only applies a credit freeze to the Equifax report while TrustedID can apply them to all three credit reporting agencies including Equifax. It seems a little pointless to freeze only your Equifax report and not Experian or Transunion. We also found the process of locking and unlocking your reports with CreditLock to be fast and simple which is why its our pick for the best proactive defense.
TrustedID review
