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How Much Info About You is Available Online
By Paul Rushing | August 2, 2007
If you see the information in the box on the left so does the rest of the world. Many online mailing list Identify you by your IP Address. Many online marketers are not secure with your personal information. We were recently informed by a visitor to our site that they found over 1 million email address in an online database. The minimum information available in this database was Name, Email Address and ip address. Portions of this database included full addresses, Social Security Numbers and credit card number. This information has been forwarded to authorities. The database included information all the way back to January 1st of 2007.
Even with minimal information Identity thieves can garner a lot of personal information about you. With just a name and IP address they can determine where you live and perform property searches. Our government is not very safe with our personal information. If you own a home the details are in publicly available databases. Most can be accessed right online through GIS services. This information will include your property address and mortgage holder. This makes people even bigger targets of Identity theft because if you are a home owner chances are good you have at least ok credit. Even if you are not a home owner you are still a target for identity theft. Identity thieves can still get your address if they know the general area in which you live. They can use this information to get your Social Security Number and other personal information such as spouses name, phone numbers etc.
If you know your information has been compromised you need to take a proactive stance to prevent your good name from being ruined. As we have been victims of identity theft in the past we know how much it can affect your daily life until it is sorted out. That is why we have teamed up with Life Lock and have been able to get our site visitors a 30 day free trial and a 10% discount for their services. The cost with the discount is only $9.00 per month. They also have an identity theft guarantee. If your identity is compromised while enrolled in their services they will spend up to $1,000,000 to restore your good name. Visit Life Lock today.
Topics: Online Identity Theft |