Identity Theft
Credit Bureaus Experian and Equifax Will Offer Credit Freeze
Friday, October 5th, 2007To aid in preventing identity theft, credit bureaus Experian and Equifax announced that they will offer consumers the option of freezing their credit histories.
Major credit bureaus Experian and Equifax on Thursday joined TransUnion and said they will, this year, let people in all 50 states freeze their credit histories.
Experian’s service, which goes into effect […]
Equifax Follows TransUnion In Offering Nationwide Credit Freeze for Consumers
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007Following upon credit bureau TransUnion’s announement that it will allow consumers to “freeze” their credit in the case of identity theft, Equifax said it will make that same service available in the eleven states that do not have credit-freeze laws:
The company was responding to an announcement by TransUnion a day earlier that it will allow […]
Combating Identity Theft, Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) Teams Up with FTC
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007“In an effort to reduce the incidence of identity theft, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) is joining the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) nationwide “AvoID Theft: Deter, Detect, Defend” campaign to […]
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Reports on Debit Card Risks
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007Privacy Rights Clearinghouse offers a detailed fact sheet on debit card usage and the risks consumers may face if cards are lost, stolen or data breached or otherwise compromised. Unfortunately, and not widely known, debit cards do not offer as much protection to consumers in such cases of theft or other misuse. The […]