Data Protection - Government Intends to Impose Tougher Penalties for Misuse of Personal Data

The Department for Constitutional Affairs (National) issued a press release on 7 February 2007, stating that the courts will now be able to imprison anyone who trades in or deliberately mis-uses individual’s personal data.

Top 5 Identity Theft Protection Tips

Are you worried about identity theft protection? In the last decade, identity theft has become a rampant crime. Millions of people have been affected by it and the estimated worldwide damage caused by it is a staggering $221 billion.

Identity Theft Affects Millions of People

Continuing identity theft affects millions of people. Several billions of dollars of money has been stolen from innocent victims who are just like you and me. In fact anybody with personal details [and that includes all of us] can have their identity and personal identity stolen and used for criminal reasons.

Oaklohoma Leading The Way in Identity Theft?

In Oklahoma, identity theft is the most common complaint by consumers. This has been the case for the last seven years. However, the cases of identity theft have dropped despite this statistic. And Oklahoma is now the 23rd most popular state for identity theft compared to its previous position of 18th.

Identity Theft And How To Protect Against It

Aside from your body, nothing is as personal as your identity. Identity thieves use your identity to break the law, and avoid being identified. Read here how to protect yourself from this crime.

How To Fix An Identity Theft Crime

Even if you take all the precautions and safeguards, you could still find yourself as the victim of identity theft. There are things you need to do right away to get the ball rolling, because it is going to take a long time to get the whole mess straightened out.

Tips on How to Guard Yourself Against Identity Theft

Personal information including your account usernames and passwords can be stolen through malicious software programs known as spyware. To prevent such an occurrence, you need to install a firewall program on your computer to guard against any illicit intrusion while you are online. You also need to have good anti-spyware and anti-virus.

Tips To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

Identity theft is a rapidly growing problem all over the world and if you happen to be a victim, it can take ages to restore a ruined reputation and credit rating. An incredible 27.3 million Americans have been victimized since 2001. There were 9.9 million people victimized in 2004 alone

Identity Theft Law: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

If you do any research about identity theft law you will quickly find that identity theft is an easy topic to find information.

11 Steps To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

Nothing will totally prevent you from being an identity theft fraud victim. Criminals can easily commit identity theft because of the careless information-handling processes in the workplace, lenient credit industry practices, and the effortlessness of getting Social Security numbers. However, you can lessen your risk of fraud by following some simple steps.

Credit Card Identity Theft Can Be Avoided

Credit card identity theft is one of the most common ways for a thief to steal your identity and ruin your credit. There are some simple steps you can take to avoid...

Identity Theft: Could You Be Next

Identity theft is a problem that is growing rapidly across this country. Everyday thousands of people have their lives changed forever by someone who uses-

Phishing Scams: Keep Your Identity Safe From Theft

You receive an e-mail claiming to to be from your bank asking you to follow a link and submit your login details or your account will be suspended. Is it genuine or is it from a scammer trying to get hold of your identity?

Increase in Identity Theft Reports

McAfee reports a dramatic increase in computer security breaches leading to the loss, or potential loss, of sensitive personal data. Research suggests that the numbers of key loggers, for example, has increased two and a half times in just over two years.

Repair Your Identity Theft Problems

It is surprising how few people actually do anything about identity theft once they have found themselves to be a victim. Much less that 20% contact their credit agencies to report the crime. Sadly, many victims do not even know where to start the process of recovery.