10 tips to prevent identity theft while shopping online
Over 9 million Americans have their identity stolen each year. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that in 2007, the highest category of complaints was identity theft; attributing 32% of total complaints received to the category. Consumers reported fraud losses totaling more than $1.2 billion, almost double that of 2005.
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Tip #7
Passwords are usually the weakest link when it comes to online identity BUT they DON'T have to be!Online password managers are designed specifically to create, encrypt and store your passwords, keeping the entry way to your identity safe.
I work for Passpack (an online password manager) - and we offer features that add the necessary privacy to public identities - like encrypted message sending.
Choose and use a password manager:
http://www.passpack.com
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As we all know, identity
As we all know, identity theft is just one of many crimes that can damage a person's life. It is always a good idea to protect yourselves from this perpetrators. Internet is the most common base for this criminals, so I suggest that you back up your computer to be always protected. Aside from it protects your identity, backing up your computer is also a nice investment. A computer back-up system, such as an external hard drive or a zip drive, to store things like business records, personal records, or family photos cost that much money. You can lose big time if you don't back-up – identity theft, hacking, or a hardware failure. Before you know it, there goes your tax records for the last ten years – hope you don’t have an audit. It is so easy to lose your vital information. You may not be able to afford not to get a computer back-up, when you think about it.Good advice...finding the
Good advice...finding the right retailers online from a security standpoint helps too. I recommend Sortprice personally:www.sortprice.com
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My 2 cents. This article gives additional info that you can use to prevent online id thefthttp://www.identitytheft.com/index.php/article/online_safety_and_your_identity_are_you_protected
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