October 5th, 2011 By the AllClear ID team
Bo here, CEO and Founder of Debix and AllClear ID. It’s everywhere! Since the beginning of the year we’ve witnessed major data breaches and security incidents that have affected millions of consumers. Here at AllClear ID, we talk to customers every day who are concerned about protecting their identity, especially online, [...]
October 4th, 2011 By the AllClear ID team
Aaron here with AllClear ID. Though most college students are probably more concerned with their exams than their identity, there is reason to worry; 18 to 29 year olds are the most susceptible to having their identification stolen.
Here are a few ways that a college student may become a victim of [...]
October 3rd, 2011 By the AllClear ID team
Vanessa here with AllClear ID. Medical identity theft is increasingly common, and as shocking as it seems, may happen more as our medical information moves online. If poor security measures are in place, identity thieves and hackers will try to access to your medical records and health insurance information to get [...]
September 30th, 2011 By the AllClear ID team
Jamie here, Chief Investigator and Vice President of Customer Service at AllClear ID. The topic of child identity theft has been all over the news lately, partly due to our recent report on this problem. With all of the coverage, we’ve been inundated with questions from parents on how to best [...]
September 15th, 2011 By the AllClear ID team
Vanessa here from AllClear ID. If you use one of Bank of America’s credit cards, you can feel a little safer: the bank scored the highest in an annual tally of card issuers’ efforts in identity theft protection.
In Javelin Strategy and Research’s seventh annual Card Issuer’s Safety Scorecard, Bank of America [...]
August 25th, 2011 By the AllClear ID team
Vanessa here from AllClear ID. As we’ve mentioned many times before paper shredders are a key component of identity theft protection, but there’s a new “unshredding” technology that makes it easier to restore shredded documents which could undermine your identity theft protection efforts.
The new technology was put in the spotlight a [...]
August 23rd, 2011 By the AllClear ID team
Jenna here with AllClear ID. For parents and guardians, the thought of your child going missing is probably one of your worst fears. But, it is important to have a clear plan of action in case this worst case scenario ever happens to you and your family. To help, the FBI [...]
August 18th, 2011 By the AllClear ID team
We’re excited to have Michelle Dennedy, America’s first Chief Privacy Officer for Sun Microsystems, guest blogging for us. This issue is very personal for Michelle, as her own daughter’s identity was attacked.
Michelle share’s her top tips, as a privacy executive and mother, to protect your child’s identity.
1. Be Aware. The data [...]
August 16th, 2011 By the AllClear ID team
Vanessa here from AllClear ID. The next time you apply for a job, don’t be surprised if you have to agree to a social media background check. Many U.S. companies and recruiters are now looking at your Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, blogs, YouTube videos and other accounts to see who you really [...]
August 5th, 2011 Concerned parent Christopher ordered a ChildScan (child Social Security number scan) for his teenage daughter Caitlin. He never expected the resulting identity theft to be a complex web of issues that would take over a year to resolve. The scan uncovered 42 open accounts, totaling over $700,000.
Licensed Investigator Juan was assigned to the case and [...]