Archive for May 7th, 2008

Data Recovery and the Dark Side of Web 2.0

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

OK hands up everyone who has heard of the phrase Web 2.0? Everyone, good, means that we are all paying attention then. Unless you have either juts arrived on Planet Earth from the Planet Zanussi o…

How To Act Fast When You Encounter Identity Theft

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Hopefully this will not happen to you; that’s what I always thought…save this or print it out to keep with your valuable information.

When you find out some one is accessing your account(s&#…

International Background Checks 101

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Background checks and the services available.

A Rise in Demand
With more people around the global accessing the Internet, and the global population itself exploding exponentially, the w…

Protect Your Customers’ Credit Card Information

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

The growing problems of credit card fraud and online security breaches make it more important than ever for Internet merchants to use a shopping cart system that is PCI Compliant. As ‘guidelines’ evol…

Fingerprint Scanning Causes Controversy at School and In the Workplace

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Studies find that people are torn on whether fingerprint scanning is a good idea or not. Some studies find that parents are irate that their kidâ??s fingerprints are being scanned everyday at scho…

Keeping Your Identiy Safe - Online and Offline

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Even if you have excellent credit built up from a lifetime of financial security, your credit can be ruined if someone steals your identity and runs up your bills. Iâ??m sure this is old news to you …

How to Find a Cheap Loan Online

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

If you feel lost while looking for a cheap loan online, take heart… it’s easier than you might think. Unlike traditional lenders such as banks and finance companies, online lenders operate in such …

Can You Search by Drivers License Number?

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Over the past 15 years or so, privacy laws have tightened considerably. Even with this said, it is still remarkably easy to find information out about people if you are willing to spend some money and…

Open Question: Is there anything that can be done to a state that allows someone to commit criminal identity theft?

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

I know of someone who has been arrested several times after committing felony offenses under someone elses name and never gets prosecuted for this (even when the state knows who he really is). Now my friend has a criminal record in three states, plus a record with the FBI.

Open Question: Could an unknown credit card cancellation be a sign of Identity Theft?

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Capital One sent me a letter saying that they are closing a credit card account that I never had. Is this a sign of Identity Theft?