Protecting Identity is More Than Protecting Individuality

Protecting Identity is More Than Protecting Individuality

Do you remember that Hollywood blockbuster several years ago involving a woman that needed to keep running because of a compromised identity with information taken from the Internet? Or more recently, there was yet another Hollywood offering that shows a regular family man’s ideal home and family turned into a suspense-filled arena for a bank heist because of sensitive information gathered from the family trash?

Although, as the disclaimer at the end of these films say, these stories are fictitious, there is indeed cause for alarm for things like these happening to you. Identity theft is a growing problem and once you’ve been victimized, a whole slew of difficulties will arise from this crisis.

Don’t panic just yet though. Note that from these movies you will see that these types of identity thefts are done with precision and motive. Meaning, when identity theft to that magnitude happens, it is usually committed by someone who knows your personal habits and may not be a serial identity theft. That means, you need to safe guard against friends or family that may have a drug problem or are in dire financial straits. Suspicious of you to think this way sure but as the clich

Protecting Identity is More Than Protecting Individuality