Blog Entries - January 2009

LifeLock and TransUnion Enter Into an Identity Theft Prevention Agreement

development@gill-media.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:16:50 +0100

On December 17th LifeLock and TransUnion agreed to work together to streamline and improve their relationship. A global leader in credit and information management, TransUnion is bringing its expertise in automated credit management system to bear in working with Lifelock’s identity theft protection services. Together, companies will develop a rapid method for processing fraud alerts and opt outs delivered through LifeLock’s identity theft prevention service. [...]

Identity Theft Prevention in Retail and Credit: Five Consumer Tips

development@gill-media.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:57:45 +0100

On December 17th the Federal Trade Commission released new guidelines for institutions that store personal information. It recommends stricter precautions to leave fewer holes for ID theft to breach. If you’re concerned about identity fraud, however, you won’t want to wait for companies, schools, banks and other organizations to put those guidelines in place. Instead, you can use your discretion as a consumer to choose institutions that take appropriate preca [...]