Tag Archive 'id theft'

Medical Identity Theft Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

dan tynan on Sep 19 2008 | Filed under: Identity Theft, Privacy, Womans Health Mag

When your medical identity is stolen, you may experience pain both fiscal and physical. Here’s how to avoid becoming a victim and recover quickly if you do.
A version of this story appears in the October issue of Women’s Health, which you can find online here, along with a strangely tongue-in-cheek photo (pun intended). What follows [...]

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DIY Identity-Theft Protection: A 12-Step Program

dan tynan on May 13 2008 | Filed under: Identity Theft, PC World, Privacy

(This post originally appeared on PCworld.com.)

You don’t have to spend $100 to $200 a year to defend yourself from identity theft at the level of protection that a paid service offers. You can do almost everything the services do, for free. But following these steps will require time and effort.

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