On stuff consumers and citizens of a technology-driven world need to know about. Without the hype or paranoia. Call it consumer protection for the 21st century. Saturday, December 10, 2005. Indeed, some breaches that involve only credit card information lead to little or no ID theft.

Updates to the chapter from The Identity Theft Protection Guide. On tracking that follows you wherever you go. Tuesday, September 27, 2005. GPS is a great technology for tracking things and, indeed, is in widespread use these days. It is, however, subject to some irritating limitations. GPS signals get confused by groups of tall buildings. And are hard to read inside buildings. The company developing this technology, is In-Q-Tel, the investment arm of the CIA. Saturday, July 02, 2005.

Updates to the chapter from The Identity Theft Protection Guide. On surveillance - by government, by stalkers, by industrial spies AND more and more by all of us normal folk reporting on one another. Saturday, December 10, 2005. NSA gets patent on Internet location hunting. Declan McCullagh of CNET has reported on a patent recently granted to the NSA. That allows it to map where someone might be accessing the Internet from.

The biggest worry in an information age. Updates to the chapter from The Identity Theft Protection Guide. On what id theft is, why you might be the next victim and what to do to change that. Saturday, December 10, 2005. Indeed, some breaches that involve only credit card information lead to little or no ID theft. Than smaller ones that probabl.

Updates to the chapter from The Identity Theft Protection Guide. On credit reporting, your key to getting just about anything you want in an information age. Tuesday, September 27, 2005. Free Credit Reports, Now for Everyone. As of September 1st, everyone in the US is able to order a free, annual copy of their credit report from each of the three main credit reporting bureaus. To order, click on annualcreditreport. Call 877-322-8228, or complete the Annual Credit Report Request Form.

Updates to the chapter from The Identity Theft Protection Guide. Monday, June 13, 2005. Bob Sullivan of MSNBC writes about demand drafts. Thursday, May 19, 2005. The Treasury Department is working on a plan to require banks to share reco.

Updates to the chapter from The Identity Theft Protection Guide. On just what Big Brother knows and who he tells it to. This is the bread and butter everday tracking. For more on the really scary Homeland Security stuff, see the surveillance updates. Tuesday, September 27, 2005. The House Committee on Government Reform has published a new edition. 2005, is available here.

Updates to the chapter from The Identity Theft Protection Guide. Tuesday, September 27, 2005.