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Free ID monitoring services leave a lot to be desired
The past year has been a big one for data breaches at retail giants, with Kmart joining the list this month. And in the wake of these security breaches, retailers often try to mitigate the damage to...
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Just how much do data brokers know about you?
Purchases can reveal a lot about you — whether you have kids, your vices, your clothing size, your hobbies and even health problems. That’s why big data is big business. A 2013 Direct Marketing...
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How do you know if that insurance call is legitimate?
An email appeared in my inbox recently with the subject line: “Protect yourself from insurance fraud.” It was from my health insurance company. Insurance fraud has been on my mind in recent months...
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5 ways to protect against ID theft over the holidays
Every time you swipe your card to buy a gift, is your holiday cheer overshadowed by fears about ID theft? Well, join the (holiday) party. A survey from Experian’s ProtectMyID shows that the data...
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Check your child’s credit report this easy way
With two teens at home, child identity theft has been a fear of mine. I had heard that it was difficult to confirm if the credit bureaus have reports on your kids who are under 18. Ironically, if the...
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3 ways to escape that cookie-inspired ad
Have you ever looked at merchandise online — maybe a nice shirt, a fancy gadget or an expensive sheet set — but decided not to buy, then gotten stalked for days or weeks by that exact item? I have, and...
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Don’t expect to cash in from Target’s class action lawsuit
Target recently agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class action lawsuit over the big data breach that may have affected more than 100 million consumers, including me. But that doesn’t mean big bucks...
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Lost purse: 4 prep steps
I’ve always known I should take steps to prepare for a lost purse, but I always put it off for another day. A few weeks ago, I was doing last-minute cleaning to get ready for a party my husband and I...
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5 ways to protect your identity from the Anthem breach
I stayed pretty calm when I learned I’d been a victim of the Target data breach, and later the one at Home Depot. But when I fell prey to the Anthem data breach a few months ago, I lost my cool. Yes, I...
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Can mystery magazine mean mystery card charge?
A few months ago, mysterious magazines addressed to my husband — ones he’d never ordered — started arriving in the mail. It was an odd combo: Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly and Midwest...
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11 easy ways to protect your security online
Our phones have become our lifelines. We check email, get Facebook updates and do our banking while on the go. An American Bankers Association 2015 study found that two in five Americans (39 percent)...
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6 easy ways to protect yourself from skimmers
If you’ve ever worried about swiping your card at the gas pump, or wondered if it’s safe to take out money for one of those ATMs at the back of a convenience store, listen to your gut. Those are some...
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Don’t let this drive-thru card scam happen to you
Picture this: You pull up to a drive-thru window to order your favorite coffee, hand over your credit card and then the cashier steals your card numbers to make a fraudulent $212 purchase later that...
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