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Back to School with Supplies, Summer Stories, and Safety in Mind

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 18, 2010

Identity theft continues to be one of the fastest growing crimes in the country and according to the Federal Trade Commission, 5 percent of all identity theft complaints in 2008 were victims under the age of one. Younger aged children are often targeted by identity thieves because the crime can go undetected for longer periods [...]

WARNING: “New Facebook Feature” Is Actually a Phishing Scam

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 16, 2010

Facebook has been discussing the notion of a dislike button. The reason for such a tool is to show a shared disdain in your community for something you happen to be posting on your page. Today, as reported by Mashable’s Stan Schroeder, there is a new Facebook phishing scam, this one working under the deception [...]

Following Young Indiana Jones: International Travel with Kids (Part I)

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 2, 2010

International vacations, in the early days of commercial flight, were once reserved for an exclusive few. As depicted in Young Indiana Jones, children rarely got the chance to span the globe; but when they did, exciting situations would unfold. Today, with air fares becoming more affordable and the Internet connecting cultures more readily, young people [...]

ITAC: A Victim’s Story

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● July 8, 2010

ID Guardian presents a special video posting today: an in-depth look at the Identity Theft Assistance Center through the experiences of an identity theft victim. Through Intersections’ exclusive partnership with ITAC, the Identity Theft Assistance Center, we have been able to help hundreds of companies manage breaches affecting millions of people and assist thousands more [...]

Mortage Tips

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● June 14, 2010

We know by now that identity thieves are reaching far beyond credit card shopping sprees. A major risk for homeowners nowadays is mortgage fraud, which has been a huge contributor to this nation’s housing crisis. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that 67,190 mortgage fraud suspicious activity reports (SARs) were filed in 2009 with [...]

Making the Big Move…Safely

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● June 7, 2010

According to the 2010 Javelin Strategy & Research Identity Fraud Survey Report, names and home addresses continue to top the list of critical personal data stolen by identity thieves. April through July has historically been the busiest time of year for home buying and selling. During these months, neighborhoods across the country are filled with [...]

More Egg on Your Facebook

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● April 27, 2010

Everyone needs to pay very close attention to Facebook’s recent announcement that Facebook applications and external third-party websites will be allowed to use and store users’ information unless you revoke permission.  Since the default setting is now  to allow Facebook to share your name, profile picture, gender, and connections,; external sites like Yelp and Pandora can use your information to customize their functionality [...]

Why Identity Protection for Kids Matters

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● March 31, 2010

People blog. That may sound like an obvious statement, but it is worth repeating. From TheFutureBuzz blog, the statistics from the beginning of 2009 were as follows: 133,000,000 blogs were indexed by Technorati (a search engine specific to searching blogs) since 2002 346,000,000 people globally read blogs (from comScore March 2008) An average of 900,000 [...]

When the “Last Call” Could Be The First Mistake

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● March 22, 2010

Hollywood, as we all know, loves to tap the vein of “trendy” for everything it’s worth. This is nothing new if you look back on the history of cinema. Silent films gave way to Talkies. Black and white eventually yielded to color. Cinemascope gave moviegoers a wider perspective on things. Horror movies like The Tingler [...]

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● March 3, 2010

If you are like us here at IDGuardian, you may be working on building yourself a Social Media presence. It could be for community outreach, a ways and means of increasing your business, or simply for fun. With any new technology, though, comes understanding; and sadly Social Media is becoming the proverbial “blinking 12:00 a.m.” [...]


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