Federal Trade Commission - Identity Theft
The U.S. government's central website for information about identity theft.
Financial Privacy Now
Campaign to strengthen financial privacy protections for consumers to keep credit safe and prevent crimes like identity theft. Targets the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Project of Co…
Identity Theft Resource Center
Features detailed guides for victims, current laws, media resources, and reference library.
Identity Theft: A Quiz for Consumers
This U.S. Department of Justice site offers consumers a short quiz to help them learn how to protect themselves from identity theft.
NPR Talk of the Nation: How to Avoid Identity Theft
How to protect your identity. [37:28 streaming audio broadcast]
NPR : ChoicePoint Security Breach
The consumer data company ChoicePoint says a security breach last week will affect more than 140,000 people in all 50 states. The company is sending notices to individuals whose pe…
NPR : Congress Aims to Combat Identity Theft
In the wake of recent scandals involving data collection companies like ChoicePoint and LexisNexis, Congress has begun pushing for greater personal identity safeguards. [3:12 stre…
NPR : Experts Urge Consumers to Act Against Identity Theft
Georgia-based ChoicePoint Inc. is sending out letters to warn consumers their personal information has been stolen. But law enforcement officials say many more people need to be …
NPR : Fighting Identity Theft
Beth Givens, director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, discusses the recent spate of security breaches at consumer data banks. Computer hackers accessed consumer data at Choice…
NPR : ID Thieves Target Children, Infants
Even the youngest among us can be victims of identity theft. Seattle Times reporter Jolayne Houtz explains how, and why. John Brooke, a Seattle-area man, describes how his newborn…
NPR : Identity Theft in the International Arena
NPR's Eric Weiner reports on European efforts to prevent the theft of sensitive personal data compiled by information collection companies. [4:33 streaming audio broadcast]
NPR : Information Companies and Identity Theft
Recent data theft from information companies prompted hearings on Capitol Hill. Gail Hillebrand of Consumers Union tells Jacki Lyden what sort of personal data information companie…
NPR : Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft
NPR's Madeleine Brand speaks with Gail Hillebrand about identity theft protection. Hillebrand is senior attorney for the Consumers Union, an independent, nonprofit testing and inf…
NPR : Safeguarding the Data Brokerage Industry, Part I
The data brokerage industry has come under intense scrutiny with the disclosure of two high-profile identity theft cases. NPR's Farai Chideya has a special report. [11:46 streaming…
NPR : Safeguarding the Data Brokerage Industry, Part II
For a closer look at data brokers and what can be done to safeguard the industry from future fraud, NPR's Ed Gordon is joined by Robert O'Harrow Junior, a staff writer at The Washi…
NPR : Senate Mulls Measures to Combat Identity Theft
The Senate Banking Committee considers possible regulations to battle the growing problem of identity theft. The most recent Federal Trade Commission survey found that 10 million A…
NPR : Tips on Avoiding Identity Theft
Michele Norris talks with Evan Hendricks, editor and publisher of Privacy Times and author of "Credit Scores and Credit Reports," about why people should be concerned about identi…
NPR : Tips to Avoid Internet Identity Theft, E-Mail Scams
Criminals around the world are discovering tools that let them spy on hundreds of thousands of people over the Internet, and they're stealing credit card numbers, bank account pass…
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