May 22, 2008
- Lifelock is a Waste of Money
When I was introducing iDefend to 33 PC User Groups in Arizona in March, I took some heat for comparing iDefend with Lifelock. At one meeting, a few Lifelock subscribers openly criticized me for offering up a few critical facts about Lifelock and the veracity of its founders, so I stopped comparing iDefend to Lifelock. I should have known better than to disparage the competition anyway. (…)
April 11, 2008
- USA Today: Identity Thieves Tax the System
USA Today has an excellent article on Identity Theft and stolen tax refunds. There are some good anecdotal stories as well as some great quotes. (…)
March 6, 2008
- So You Think Identity Theft is Bad Where YOU Live?
I heard a statistic on the radio news here in Phoenix that floored me: 1 in 4 Arizona residents (it might have been Phoenix residents) have had their identities compromised or stolen. Unbelievable - but probably not too far from the truth.
I've been in the Phoenix metropolitan area this week giving presentations to PC Users Groups that belong to the Arizona Association of Computer Clubs (or AZACC - see www.AZACC.org). As part of my presentation (which mentions this blog), I ask the audience how many know that Phoenix is #1 on the list of cities that have the worst problem with identity theft. Only about half know. I then ask them to raise their hands if their identities have been compromised in some way. (Between 10% and 20% of the hands go up). (…)
January 19, 2008
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