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Protect Personal Information And Stop Identity Theft
In Privacy Matters of Advisor (March 20, 2009 2:12 am)
If you want to prevent identity theft, then you have to know what types of information your not-so-friendly identity bandit is looking for. He or she wants as much information as possible with as little effort as possible.
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Social security numbers and dates of birth are the number one targeted pieces of information. But there is other data as well. It may be your social security number or your date of birth. Preventing identity theft means protecting as much of your information as is humanly doable.
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