The Low-Tech Reality of Identity Theft

Miller-McCune by Lewis Beale | Nov. 13, 2009

() The U.S. Census Bureau estimates a little more than one-third of households will refuse to mail out their census forms next year because of fear that sharing personal data could make them susceptible to identity theft. This is no idle concern — almost 1 Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by J Sinclaire - Nov 12, 2009 - 10:20 PM PST
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 by J Sinclaire - Nov. 13, 2009

This is a good piece that about the realities of identity theft and it avoids the sensational. It isn't the computer genius hacking your computer you have to worry about, it's the dumpster diver getting information from your trash, or buying off someone at the DMV for information, that you have to worry about.

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