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Monday, June 18, 2007 12:38 PM

LifeLock In The Crosshairs With Hit Job

A few weeks ago there was a news story making the rounds that claimed identity theft protection company Lifelock had some very shady business in its past--specifically that one of its co-founders, Robert Maynard, was involved in identity theft, fraud,
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Friday, June 15, 2007 12:36 PM

Identity Thieves Steal From Child Pornographers (aka When Bad Meets Evil)

This scam is social engineering at its finest: Authorities say an on-going investigation centers around an East European crime ring that operates numerous child pornography websites. When a person attempts to purchase access to the sites, they are directed
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Thursday, May 31, 2007 4:22 PM

Wachovia To Post Office: We're Buying AG Edwards, So Who Cares What YOU Think?

I apologize for being gone from the blog for a week(!!!), but things've been crazy here at MyPublicInfo and I haven't really had time to do much ID theft-related bloggin' of late. Luckily, it's been pretty quiet on that front as well. I did run across
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007 3:28 PM

MPI Wins Red Herring 100 Award

I'm happy to announce that MyPublicInfo is one of 100 winners of Red Herring's "Innovative and Disruptive Companies" award for 2007. You can see the full winners' list here. In the technology business circle, this is a big deal and I'm very happy to be
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Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:54 AM

FTC "Proof Positive" Conference, Day 2

Work has been crazy lately, so I didn't get a chance to recap the second day of the "Proof Positive" conference. It wasn't as packed as the first, but here are some highlights: There was an excellent discussion about the differing attitudes of nations
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Monday, April 23, 2007 10:32 PM

FTC "Proof Positive" Conference, Day 1

Today I had the honor of attending the FTC's Proof Positive identity authentication/identity theft conference. If you are into these issues at all, this conference was like a live-action reenactment of "Challenge of the Superfriends"--everyone from Gartner
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Monday, April 16, 2007 3:24 PM

Ask The Doctor: Do Fraud Protection Services Work?

That's a question I am frequently asked when I tell people what I do -- "Does this stuff actually protect me, or is it just a scam?" Indeed, ID theft protection is a growth industry now that people are cognizant of the crime and the damage it can do.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:54 PM

CardCops' Dan Clements and MSNBC's Bob Sullivan Combine Their Powers For Good

MSNBC's consumer/security reporting superhero Bob Sullivan has profiled Dan Clements , CEO of CardCops on his excellent blog, "The Red Tape Chronicles." Highlights from the read: Thieves openly trade stolen data in secret chat rooms, where the numbers
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:19 PM

Welcome To "Dr. Identity!"

Greetings and salutations! If you've read this far, you probably have a few burning questions which need answering, chief among them being: Who Or What Is "Dr. Identity?" That's simple--this is a blog about identity theft. How to identify it, how to learn
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