by admin | Feb 16, 2016 | Identity Theft, Identity Theft Information, Information Erasing, Privacy Concerns |
The headlines always draw attention. Cable networks are abuzz. A hundred thousand names here, two hundred thousand account numbers there, all with Social Security numbers. When big companies and government lose personal data, it’s a big deal, and people worry. But is...
by admin | Feb 9, 2016 | Identity Theft, Identity Theft Information, Information Erasing, Privacy Concerns |
Think that a Google search will reveal everything the Internet knows about you? Don’t believe it. The search engine giant won’t even come close to showing the average consumer the complex web of personal information that poses a hidden online privacy risk to all of...
by admin | Nov 18, 2015 | Identity Theft, Identity Theft Information, Privacy Concerns |
Privacy concerns will reach a tipping point in 2016, forcing regulators and companies to take action to better protect privacy. Forrester Research made the prediction in a report issued this month as part of its predictions for the year to come. Businesses that...
by admin | Nov 17, 2015 | Identity Theft, Identity Theft Information, Information Erasing |
A chilling report issued by the Federal Trade Commission details the privacy abuses committed on a daily basis by data brokers who collect thousands of data points they use to create detailed profiles of individual Americans. These privacy abuses are a contributing...
by admin | Oct 26, 2015 | Identity Theft Information, Information Erasing |
If you think a Google search will reveal everything the Internet knows about you, you are absolutely wrong. Not even close. Data aggregation companies and sites like InstantCheckmate.com know more about you than you may realize. They happily sell your information to...
by admin | Sep 18, 2015 | Credit Monitoring, Identity Theft Information, Information Erasing |
The world runs on information, and no amount of wishful thinking will completely hide you from that fact. However there are some practices that are best. We should take responsibility for our places of exposure and vulnerability, or the attackable surface, of our...