Articles Index

Target Marketing

Shopper "rewards" programs can give you discounts at the checkout, but in the personal information is being collected for target marketing.

The 8 Types of Identity Theft

When we hear about identity theft, most of us think about credit cards and bank accounts. But there are several areas identity theft can strike, not just our wallet. Find out about the various forms of identity theft, and what you can do to reduce your risks.

Do License Plate Readers Violate Privacy?

License plate readers can sometimes help police catch the bad guys, but privacy advocates worry that police profiling is violating privacy.

GPS, Facebook, and Privacy

The Federal government is taking a renewed interest in personal privacy, and the practices that seem to be violating it.

GPS and RFID Make Privacy Almost Impossible

From RFID chips in your credit cards, to social networking sites, information you make public can be used in ways you never even considered.

Who Are You Online?

It is becoming increasingly important to include our online information when we consider our personal identity.

Collusion: Who's Creating Your Digital Profile?

One piece of the online privacy puzzle is focused on the digital profile created by companies that track you for marketing purposes. But this can also determine what information you see.

Who Commits Identity Theft

Because of the random nature, organized identity theft can be the most difficult to prepare for, or respond to. If you are a victim of organized identity theft, or if it is an identity theft ring who commits identity theft affecting you, be ready for anything.

Social Security Fraud and Identity Theft

If someone uses a stolen social security number to work in the US illegally, guess who gets the tax bill? Even though you've told the Social Security Administration about the problem. The largest group of offenders are "non-resident aliens" - the PC word for illegal immigrants. Why doesn't the government do something about social security fraud and identity theft?

The Year So Far - Identity Theft in 2012

With a third of the year gone, identity theft trends show tax time identity theft and criminal identity theft still growing, but police don't want to take identity theft reports.

Meaningful Identity Theft Advice

Enrolling in an identity theft protection program may be the only thing you can really do about identity theft to protect yourself.

RFID to the Rescue

Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) is making bold promises in the fight against identity theft.

Your Child's Privacy

Sacramento police rewrite the laws, ignoring parents rights to protect their children's privacy, and violating their Fourth Amendment rights.

Maryland's Child Identity Theft Law

Maryland takes a swing at protecting all children from identity theft, but the new law may not go far enough.

Compromised Medical Information

While laws are getting better about how your health information must be protected, there is a vast difference between compliance and true protection.

GPS and Your Privacy

The US Supreme Courts decision in a recent case involving GPS may have ruled in favor of the defendant, but published opinion gives broad license to law enforcement when it comes to your cell phone.

Reporting Identity Theft to the Police

Reporting identity theft to the police is the first step in recovering if you are a victim. There are some specific issues you want to be aware of when you are trying to get an identity theft police report, though.

The Federal Trade Commission

If you are an identity theft victim, you will end up talking with someone in the FTC. But they do more than collect information – they help consumers fight back against identity theft.

Identity Theft: Dealing with Credit Card Companies

When identity theft strikes, it's not uncommon for the identity thief to get credit in the victim's name. It can be a slow process cleaning up the mess, often taking years. Find out what you can do, and how to start fixing the problem today.

Data Breach Highlights for 2011

In 2011 the numbers will tell different stories, depending on which statistic is highlighted. Data breaches were fewer in number than in previous years, but more records were lost per breach than any previous year, as well.

Office Printers and Identity Theft

Businesses scan, print, copy, and fax information all the time. Who would have suspected that the office printer they use is really an identity thief's Trojan horse?

Facebook, Privacy, and Your New Job

The debate heats up about the controversial practice of potential employers violating the privacy of job applicants by demanding their Facebook password.

Insurance Identity Theft and Healthcare

Though inseparably connected with medical identity theft, insurance identity theft presents specific issues that need to be addressed.

Data Breaches Slip Through The Cracks

While many consumers are worried about identity theft, the general feeling among consumers today seems to be "Who cares about data breaches?"

Violating Your Privacy

The recent rise of reports indicate potential employers (and schools) are violating privacy by demanding Facebook passwords.