Secure Connection - Preventing Identity Theft While Surfing Online
Posted on April 11, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Identity theft can take place online if you’re making purchases or conducting other types of transactions online without a secure connection. In order to be safe with your personal and financial information, here are a couple of things to check online.
SSL
Make sure your browser points to a website that boasts Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), with the “https” letters at the beginning of the link, instead of just “http,” like most websites have. This “https” represents a secure standard where certification was issued by Verisign or another company who asked for information before allowing the site to offer secure access online.
Read More..>>Teens And Identity Theft
Posted on February 11, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Teen identity theft becomes a growing problem! Although many adults have been victims of identity theft and many more are concerned about this kind of crime, this new wave of identity theft focuses on teenagers and even preteens.
In fact, one study reports that the age group most affected with teen identity theft is between 10 and 16. And this presents a difficult challenge for young people. Because sadly, young victims like teens often do not know how to protect themselves. And before they can even get a good start in life, they already have a big problem on their hands.
Read More..>>