Stop Identity Theft Before It Happens
Identity theft is an ongoing problem, and scammers are always finding new ways to defraud regular people. It goes even further, and you may recall earlier this year when LifeLock's CEO, among others, have had their identity stolen even with the use of protection services. While these services may provide some basic protection, most of the protective measures can be done on your own.
The key to keeping your identity and financial information safe lies in common sense. Being careful about who has access to your information, how to destroy sensitive documents, checking your credit report, and with whom you do business with will go a long way in keeping you safe. Better yet, you won't need to send a monthly payment to a company that monitors your credit for you. Find out how you can stop identity theft before it happens to you.


Comments
Jeremy, I have been a programmer and an it pro for many years and the more I look at the spam/phishing situation as it relates to identity theft, I think we need a new type of barrier.
I created a web service as a free service to demonstrate this technique. You can use silverfeed.com to easily right-click and create aliases for any site you give your email address to. If any other site tries to email that address it gets blocked. But valid emails from your desired recipient (e.g. citi.com) get through.
I’d love to get your thoughts.
thanks,
Carson Conant
Silverfeed