Archive for May 2009

Avoid eBay Phishing

You may not necessarily think about it, but a service like eBay is perfect for identity thieves to attempt to con you into giving away personal information that you will end up regretting later.  The problem  with eBay is just that it’s so easy to use.  By making the site as fully functional and accessible [...]

What’s Your Identity Theft Risk Level?

Where you live and your age could have a profound effect on just how likely you are to become a victim of identity theft.  New studies are showing that where you live can greatly change the likelihood of you becoming a victim of identity theft.  Larger populations tend to have much, much higher concentrations of [...]

Protect Your Identity On Your Cell Phone

Today is the age of the smart phone, now more than ever, with new intelligent phones like the iPhone and Blackberry which can do any number of tasks, going far beyond the call of duty required of a mere cell phone.  The problem with this however, is that most people store a massive amount of [...]

Protecting Your Identity During The US Census

With the upcoming United States national Census coming up in 2010, there’s a fair amount of concern considering the personal information you’ll be required to give to the government, and the ways it could be easily used against you by the wrong people.  The problem here is that identity theft is a problem that’s only [...]