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Caller ID and Personal Security
Caller ID and Personal Security
This article looks at the uses for Caller ID in screening unwanted and potentially fraudulent calls...
Check Your Own Credit Score
Check Your Own Credit Score
This article looks at how to check your own credit score and what you can do to improve it....
Chip and Pin Fraud Prevention
Chip and Pin Fraud Prevention
This article looks at Chip and PIN and how it works...
Cold Calls and the Law
Cold Calls and the Law
This article looks at cold calling and the laws in place to prevent and reduce the instances of it happening...
Computer Repair and Security
Computer Repair and Security
This article looks at the steps you can take to protect your computer if it is to be sent off site for repair...
Door Step Callers and Your Safety
Door Step Callers and Your Safety
This article looks at the risk bogus door step callers pose when it comes to identity fraud...
Gadgets to Help You Protect Your Data
Gadgets to Help You Protect Your Data
About Identity Theft gives advice on the gadgets available on the open market to help you protect your important and personal data...
How the Mailing Preference Service Works
How the Mailing Preference Service Works
This article looks at the Mailing Preference Service and how it can help alleviate the problem of unsolicited mail...
How to Check the ID of an Individual at your Door?
How to Check the ID of an Individual at your Door?
Information on how to protect yourself and check the validity of an individual's ID when they knock at your door...
How to Choose the Right Shredder
How to Choose the Right Shredder
How to choose a shredder for your home and business...
How to Create a Secure Password to Protect your Identity
How to Create a Secure Password to Protect your Identity
How to create a secure password to protect your identity...
Identity Theft Facts and Figures
Identity Theft Facts and Figures
There are various types of identity theft which takes place using personally identifiable information. The scale of identity theft in the UK is being tackled by…...
Importance of Destroying Household Bills
Importance of Destroying Household Bills
This article looks at how to best destroy household bills and reduce the risk of your information being extracted from them by identity thieves...
Key Issues in Identity Theft: Top Tips to Protect Yourself
Key Issues in Identity Theft: Top Tips to Protect Yourself
Identity Theft can affect anyone however you can take simple precautions to protect your personal data and reduce the risks....
Personal Security and Your PC's Cache File
Personal Security and Your PC's Cache File
What are cache files and what information do they store on your computer - we look at these hidden files and offer straightforward advice on how to delete them and…...
Protecting Your Identity While Abroad
Protecting Your Identity While Abroad
This article examines how you can protect your identity whilst abroad and what to do if you lose important paperwork...
Q & A: What is RFID?
Q & A: What is RFID?
RFID uses radio frequency to provide automatic identification for people, animals and objects....
Register With the Telephone Preference Service
Register With the Telephone Preference Service
This article looks at the telephone preference service and how it can reduce the number of unwanted sales calls...
Safely Storing your Documents
Safely Storing your Documents
This article looks at how to safely store documents without them falling into the wrong hands...
The Bereavement Register and Personal Safety
The Bereavement Register and Personal Safety
This article looks at the bereavement register and how it is used to reduce the amount of unsolicited mail sent to the addresses of the deceased...
What is Data Patrolling?
What is Data Patrolling?
This article looks at data patrolling and how it is used to protect your information online...
Why Protecting Your Post is Important
Why Protecting Your Post is Important
Identity thieves like nothing more than having access to someone's post, which can allow them to obtain a credit card, get a new passport and even buy a new car in…...
Your Driving Licence and your Passport
Your Driving Licence and your Passport
This article looks at passports and driving licences, probably the two most important documents you will ever own....
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