| New Month, More States with Credit Freeze Laws |
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Beginning in September, three new states now have active credit freeze laws. These represent the best way for consumers to protect themselves from synthetic identity theft. The new states are Indiana, Nebraska and Texas. Texas had a credit freeze law before but this new one doesn't require a theft to have already taken place.
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| Another Brilliant Identity Thief |
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When Justine Coppoline was looking for a new target for an identity theft scheme she must have just taken the name on the top of her desk. And what was on the top of her desk? An old case against her; signed by Salt Lake County deputy district attorney Howard Lemcke.
Howard Lemcke became aware of the crime through an e-mail from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service regarding a counterfeit check. He quickly found Justine and she is back behind bars.
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| Would You Pay for Privacy? |
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Everyone is concerned about protecting their privacy but how much are we willing to pay for it? A number of companies have sprung up to respond to this perceived need. Wired took a look to see how they were doing.
The short answer is not well. While many consumers want to protect their privacy they aren't willing to spend money to do it. Perhaps it is because the information genie is out of the bottle and most services can only offer limited protection.
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