Comments on: 7 Ways to Help Avoid Identity Theft

By: Identity Czar

Identity Czar — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:13:02 +0000

I think more people need to start taking control of their identities. I see so many older people especially doing things online that make them vulnerable to their identity and credit card information being stolen. The schemes people are using keep getting more advanced where even computer geeks and street smart people are getting caught.

By: Luc

Luc — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:07:48 +0000

See that the article is not recent, still everything remains true.
A few extra tips for the users of digital technology:
- do not only shred paper, also shred old data carriers before disposing of them, here's some background reading: http://www.cleverandeasy.com/Security/avoid-ident…
- never put personal data on unprotected USB memory sticks, you WILL loose them some day. There are several good encrypted products around nowadays.
- never place personal data on social networking sites, besides your name

By: Identity Theft

Identity Theft — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:11:36 +0000

Good article. I agree using your credit card as little as possible is one of the best ways to prevent identity theft. Especially since credit card identity theft makes up about 50-60% of all identity theft.