News tagged with id theft prevention


ID-theft ruling: Set your own fraud alerts

Technology / Internet

created May 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Companies that sell "identity-theft protection" present an alluring but questionable proposition.





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Identifying ID theft and fraud

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

If the wife of FBI boss Robert Mueller has warned him not to use internet banking because of the threat of online fraud, then what hope is there for the average Jo? The results of research published in a forthcoming issue ...


Briefs: Treasury launches anti-ID-theft DVD

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created Jan 24, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The U.S. treasury secretary will launch a DVD on identity theft and how consumers can protect themselves, the Treasury Department said Monday.


TD Ameritrade data theft settlement nears approval

Technology / Business

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is nearing approval, but the more than 6 million current and former customers affected will have to wait a little while ...


TD Ameritrade data theft settlement gets court OK

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created May 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- More than 6 million current and former customers of online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. will be able to benefit from the settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed over the theft of client contact information.


Bush ID Theft Task Force Issues Final Recommendations

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created Apr 24, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

After a year of study, President Bush's identity-theft task force on Monday released its final recommendations on how best to solve the problem.


Google Health: A time saver, but privacy slayer?

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 29, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Two giants in the online world, Microsoft and Google, have released web-based applications to manage health records. And while these programs could make managing your health records easier, experts wonder about the effect ...


ID card can learn lessons from history

ID card can learn lessons from history

Technology / Other

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Identity theft is increasingly prevalent in today's society, yet we have repeatedly failed to develop a reliable technology of identification to prevent misuse and forgery.


New alliance to study and combat ID theft

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created Jul 01, 2006 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A dramatic increase in the number of investigations into identity theft and fraud over the past few years has sparked a partnership between law enforcement, government, the corporate world and academia.


Developer of system to prevent ID theft forms joint venture

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ray de Beasley's dream of seeing his identity theft prevention system come to life is one step closer to reality. He just formed a joint venture with Ayoka LLC, an Arlington, Texas, software development firm, to create a ...


Man charged in record ID theft case in plea talks

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created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- An accused computer hacker charged with stealing millions of credit and debit card numbers has been negotiating a plea deal with the federal government, people close to the case said Thursday.



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