Here is my first article for Norton Today, Symantec’s online security magazine. It is by far the most heavily-edited piece I’ve ever had published, but it was my first time writing for them, and I really had no idea what the hell they …
WASHINGTON — From the files of the U.S. Park Police, Incident No. 08-29683: Suspicious vegetation in Rock Creek Park. The hero of this little crime drama, Turtle No. 72, has a brain about the size of a raisin, but who cares? There’s a drug suspect in custody, so let’s give her credit. She is an eastern box turtle, one of 135 in the park in recent years, and one of three puttering in the woods …
ATLANTA - Starting today, Georgians can more easily leave identity thieves out in the cold.
A class action lawsuit claims TransUnion violated the privacy of millions of consumers with credit cards and loans by selling their personal and financial information for marketing purposes. TransUnion denies the accusation but has agreed to settle out of court.
Beginning today, Cherokee County residents can freeze their credit, for $3 per credit-reporting agency, to reduce the risk of identify theft.
A new “high-tech monitoring device” makes it possible to reduce — or, possibly, raise — insurance premiums for drivers based on their day-to-day driving habits.
Identity thieves are scheming to defraud people with good credit by tapping into their home equity.
The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse reports that many services are available for free, and that paying for extras doesn’t buy much.
Consumers who sign up for identity-theft monitoring services may be getting a lot less protection against some common types of fraud than they assume they are, according to an online guide released Monday by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC). What’s more, many of the services offered by identity-theft monitoring vendors can often be obtained for free, the San Diego-based privacy …
Andrew Charlesworth, vnunet.com , Wednesday 30 July 2008 at 12:19:00 Consumers encouraged to use free or low-cost alternatives Paid-for identity theft monitoring services are a waste of money and consumers would be better off using free services, according to a report by Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC)….