Greg Mckeon is a retired aerospace engineer that became victimized by identity theft in 2007. He discovered an identity thief had obtained and defaulted on a mortgage loan using his name. He has become intimately familiar with resolving identity theft and evaluating identity protection services.
Who Offers The Best Credit Monitoring Service?
Experts agree one of the best things you can do to protect your identity is to conduct thorough reviews of your credit report with all three credit reporting agencies: Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian. While the The Fair Credit Reporting Act guarantees you access to your credit report once a [...]
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Introducing Guard Dog ID, An Identity Theft Service That’s Ready To Take On Lifelock
Identity theft is big business and every few months, you’ll hear about a new identity protection service. In fact at IDProtectionGuide, we get a steady stream of emails for review requests. Obviously we can’t review [...]
Not Your Daddy’s Identity Thief
If you think you’re not at risk for identity theft, think again. This must see video from a recent Dateline MSNBC special points out how hackers use technology to steal your identity despite common precautions.
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MSNBC DATELINE Special Report
As you can see identity [...]
TrustedID’s IDFreeze product coupled with CreditLock is our editor’s choice for overall identity theft protection. They are the only ones to offer the ability to place credit freezes on all three credit reporting bureaus and with family discounts and “best in class” service warranty, it’s easy to see why this is our top choice.
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Welcome To Lifelock 2.0
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With the introduction of Lifelock Command Center™ Lifelock is moving away from its original business model of placing and renewing fraud alerts to an early warning detection service. Lifelock’s original offerings are still available and currently Command Center is being offered as an [...]
It seems like adults are not the only ones in danger of identy theft. Our kids are too. Hackers are targeting your kids such as the hacking incident that happened in El Paso, Texas, that had around 63,000 students social security numbers exposed because a hacker broke into a school district’s computer network.
In Palatine,III., [...]
Debix recently announced a new free identity theft protection service designed for families. AllClear ID is a new service that monitors data for families from thousands of sources and provides free identity recovery in the event a family member’s identity is stolen. AllClear ID is completely free instead of being a trial offer [...]
LifeLock, a leading provider in identity theft protection services recently recruited Harris Interactive to conduct a study on the effectiveness of using an identity theft protection service. The purpose of the study was to examine consumer awareness of protecting their identity without mentioning the name of LifeLock who sponsored the study.
Details of Identity Theft [...]
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Guard Dog Inc., a leading provider of identity theft protection services recently announced its plans for a merger by submitting a Letter of Intent that outlines the terms of a corporate merger. The merger is the result of the Guard Dog’s strides and achievements since 2008. These efforts [...]
Identity theft and IT security threats are predicted to increase during 2011, according to Dmitri Alperovitch, Vice President of Threat Research for McAfee Labs. The rise in identity theft and IT security breaches is due to the increased use of technology and applications in the online environment. These findings will likely contribute to [...]
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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