Comments on: Lifelock vs TrustedID

By: Abe

Abe — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:29:10 +0000

I just realized someone opened a cellphone account in my name and with my SS#. I signed up with TrustedID. Do you think this is the best service for my issue? Thank you!

By: Greg Mckeon

Greg Mckeon — Mon, 23 May 2011 17:45:34 +0000

If you go with TrustedID then there isn’t any additional charge to cover family members as long as they live under the same roof. If it doesn’t cost you anything, why not?

Lifelock will charge $25 for each additional family member.

Child identity theft occurs at a very young age and if your teenagers go online for any reason, they’re at increasing risk for identity exploitation. Identity thieves particularly target children because this theft usually goes undetected for many years … so to answer your question, yes I’d protect them. Both companies are great.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:06:54 +0000

Trying to decide if I should go with Lifelock or Trusted ID. I have 3 kids, 1 in college and 2 in high school. Do I need the coverage for the 2 in High school?

By: Greg Mckeon

Greg Mckeon — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:37:22 +0000

Hi Lisa, with the amount of information you’ve lost I’d definitely be concerned with the danger of somebody opening new accounts and accessing existing ones.

If you already have Norton, then I’d still go with TrustedID because of the credit monitoring features Lifelock doesn’t yet offer.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:38:58 +0000

Recently lost or had stolen credit card, drivers license, registration, ATM card & AAA card. I’m interested in preventing ID theft and I’m considering between Trusted ID & Lifelock. There are so many options, not sure if I need the internet security service when I have Norton Internet Security, also how imporant public records is to have, what company and which plan would you recommend for me?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:17:38 +0000

Just an FYI. After our financial institution’s office was broken into this summer we were given 12 months of ID protection through LifeLock at no cost. I enrolled our family on-line entering my husband’s information first, then mine and lastly our childrens. I called LifeLock today as the website would only accept our e-mail address (we all use the same one) for my husband’s enrollment. I was told that for security reasons there has to be a separate e-mail address for each person and suggested we open a free one through Yahoo or another site. This would cause more work on my part and I am the only one who would check the sites for information relating to the LifeLock accounts! Explained this and again was told it was for “security” reasons. I was then told that since I am not the “primary” account holder that they could not discuss our minor children’s information with me that they would need to have my husbands “permission” as he is listed as their “guardian”! I explained that my husband is a farmer who works 7 days a week and doesn’t have a clue as to how any of this works but they stood their ground and would not discuss our childrens information. As their mother I am able to discuss them with the doctor, school, etc but not with this company. This infuriates me to no end! I looked through their website and didn’t come across anything that talked about this issue. Do all companies operate in this manner? My husband and I have talked about keeping such a service after our 12 months with this company ends and you can bet your bottom dollar that I will make sure to do my research!

By: Sid

Sid — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:34:07 +0000

For general protection, which you recommend? I have heard there have been issues with LifeLock. Have they been resolved. A friend is trying to get me to sign up with Pre-Paid Legal Identity Theft Shield. Do you know anything about this company?

Thanks.

By: Brandon Qureshi

Brandon Qureshi — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:33:01 +0000

If somebody has your Social Security number and is applying for work under it , the first step I'd take is to order a Social Security Statement to make certain your earnings history is correct. Next out of the two services you're looking at I'd recommend Lifelock Command Center over TrustedID for your situation because of the additional monitoring Command Center offers.

By: Henry

Henry — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:02:01 +0000

I am trying to figure out which one of these two companies (TrustedId & Lifelock) would best fit me if, someone is trying to use my Social Security to apply for a job?

By: Brandon Qureshi

Brandon Qureshi — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:02:02 +0000

No, both services are contract free and will offer prorated refunds.