How To Prevent Identity Theft
Identity theft prevention should be practised by everyone,
although it is probably impossible to completely protect
yourself. There is just too much information about yourself and
your financial arrangements in the computer systems of
government, financial institutions, your employer and
merchants, to expect it to remain completely confidential.
Accidents do happen and confidential information gets
leaked; dishonest employees take note of personal data; a shop
assistant indiscreetly quotes your credit card details on the
telephone within earshot of other customers, and so on.
The potential is there for any of us to become a victim
of identity theft. Some things we cannot prevent - like
the dishonest attempts of others to gain our personal details.
What we can do, and what is essential that we
do, is to take as many precautions as possible to
prevent our personal data falling into the wrong hands.
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