50 ways to protect your identity in a digital age : new financial threats you need to know and how to avoid them by Weisman, Steve instant download

50 ways to protect your identity in a digital age : new financial threats you need to know and how to avoid them by Weisman, Steve instant download

xix, 296 p. ; 23 cm, Offers a comprehensive explanation and discussion of identity theft, including how to avoid it and what to do if you become the victim of identity theft, Includes index, Previously pub. as: 50 ways to protect your identity and your credit : everything you need to know about identity theft, credit cards, credit repair, and credit reports, Identity theft -- Making yourself less vulnerable to identity theft -- Danger on the computer and what to do if you are the victim of identity theft -- Your social security number -- an identity thief's lucky number -- Criminal identity theft, taxes -- and more arresting problems -- Technology, business, and government fight identity theft -- Financial privacy please: The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act -- Credit reports -- Congress deals with credit reports and identity theft: The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act -- Protecting your privacy -- a key to preventing identity theft -- ID theft -- security software -- The dangers of data breaches -- Identity theft insurance -- worth the price? -- Identity theft after death -- Identity theft and the elderly -- Identity theft from children -- Identity theft risks of smartphones and other mobile devices -- Identity theft threats with credit cards and debit cards -- Medical identity theft -- Identity theft and social media -- Form letters -- Steve's rules