The last thing you need right now is to find out that your identity has been stolen, and the person that has stolen it has taken out a huge loan in your name. This leaves you responsible not only for finding out who stole your identity and preventin

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First lets start by outlining what exactly what spyware is?

Spyware is a type of computer program that is installed, usually without your knowledge, to watch your activity on the Internet, as well as record keystrokes and information that you typ

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Check out the newest television commercial of Coke / Coca-cola. It's theme is Grand Theft Auto. I have uploaded it here for your viewing pleasure. I just love the animation, theme and the chosen song they associated with it. Lyrics say..."You give

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I’m sure most of us has done this, or at the very least tried, at some point in their computing lives. You’re not home and you need to access the internet for a bit to get some email and maybe fire off a few if you have time. After a quick site survey by your notebook, you find that someone has an insecured access point and you connect.

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The latest embarrassment for the British government was revealed today in the House of Commons. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, stood before the House to inform the country that computer discs containing information about 25 million people had gone missing.

The computer discs, which store data concerning 7.25 million familie

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Tv-links.co.uk was the best known online tv shows website. I say was because it’s future is uncertain and most likely it will not come back to life. The owner was arrested and the domain seems to be parked. This is all thanks to Federation Against Copyright Theft or FACT for short. The news was initially reported by the Guardian and it was pi

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You would think a bank would know better than to ask for your social security number. The social security administration states "You should treat our social security number as confidential information and avoid giving it out unnecessarily". In this case all I wanted was an address, and they're asking me for my social securit

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It's a good thing that I had the good sense to set up Google Alerts, informing me any time my blog posts or site name are linked to from anywhere in the Blogosphere. While it has the benefit of letting me know of someone who felt my content was worth linking to, it also provides me notice of anyone who might have the nerve and utter audacity

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Everyone should be on the look out for these forms of identity theft! While phishing scams, Nigerian letters, and foreign lotteries are getting all the press and attention, many people are quietly getting ripped off by these lesser known forms of identity theft and fraud. Everyone should be aware of the different ways that theives are tryin

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When you first download and install these programs, many of you select your My Documents folder to share out. Why is that you might ask. Because that is where you keep everything else on your computer.

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I ran across a plugin that was touted by some as a "Great WordPress Plugin". When I saw what the plugin actually does I became livid. More tools for thieves. This is my reaction to that plugin and what I think of anyone that has use for it. If you care about Content Theft at all you'll read this. If you hate scraper sites, but hotlink ima

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Most major retailers use electronic article surveillance, or inventory control tags, to help protect their inventory and deter theft. With this system is a set of pedestals that work as receivers and alarms at the front doors. The problem is that, when this system is not used effectively, it becomes dead weight to the business. Tags cost mone

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I appreciate the compliment. I only wish I could figure out a way to do even more to raise public awareness of this all-too-common problem that faces society today.

It amazes me to think that there are people out there who make their living by stealing from all of us. But, I’ve been in the business long enough to know that there are plenty

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Identity theft is America's #1 fastest-growing crime, and this video will show you one reason why - people make it easy for identity thieves to steal their identity. Watch as five minutes after taking a credit card from a wallet left in a car, the thief walks into the Target store in the same parking lot and goes on a shopping spree. Ident

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Almost everyone I know has lost a wallet at some time. With all the information I carry in my wallet, it would be easy for someone who came across it to steal my identity. Do you know how to prevent identity theft? What would you do if you lost your wallet? Click on the above link to read this story and get some ideas on steps you can tak

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