Keeping Identities Safe From Fraud (The New York Sun)
Are you afraid of losing your identity? Ads about the frequency of ID theft — every three seconds in America — are intended to scare the daylights out of people and to promote companies like LifeLock and TrustedID, which promise to prevent this crime. Do they work? Not entirely, and in fact much of what these companies offer is freely available to Americans through various government offices. ...
CreditScoreQuick.com Now Offers Free Information on Consumer Credit Repair and Assistance (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
As part of a continuing credit education program, CreditScoreQuick.com offers consumers tips on how to minimize credit risk and repair credit history in their online blog.
Identity Theft 911 Introduces New Data Breach Program for Growing Threat (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----Identity Theft 911, a leading identity management and consumer education company, today announced a new data breach crisis resolution service called “Total 911” that helps businesses respond better to identity theft compromise.
Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Election 08: Select Committee Vs. Revised Immigration Bill / Donations: Dominion Post & Winston / School Suspensions / Te Reo: Maori Language Online / KiwiRail Upgrade / Sheep / Work Stoppages / Mortuary Investigation / WTO / Zimbabwe/ Israel & UK.
Editor's notebook (The Capital)
SURPRISE, SURPRISE - We don't mean to sound unappreciative of the efforts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General. Still: If it costs federal officials more than 0,000 to produce a report containing things everyone already knows, what's the going rate for coming up with something new?