Protection
Have a look at our Protection category and make sure you are doing everything you can to protect yourself from identity theft. The articles include how to proctect your ID while abroad, shred household bills, check your credit score and many more.
Below are our 22 articles in the protection' category:
Many of us at some time or another will receive telephone calls from individuals or companies who withhold their telephone numbers.
Although this...
There may come a time when you wish to make a purchase for which you simply do not have the funds available. Likewise you may wish to approach your...
Since 2006 how we pay for goods and services on the high street has changed as a result of Chip and PIN. The purpose of Chip and PIN is to make it...
Most of us will - at one time or another - have received telephone calls, electronic mails or visits to our home which have been unsolicited. For...
There are times when we experience problems with our computers either at home or in the workplace; these problems are not always repairable on site...
We have all - at one time or another - answered our front doors to individuals from organisations asking us to subscribe, sponsor or buy a product on...
Storing data is not simply a case of keeping it on your hard drive for protection; there are other ways and other gadgets available on the market to...
During the course of a year many of us receive hundreds if not thousands of pieces of unwanted and unsolicited junk mail which serves no purpose...
It is important if you live alone, or are left alone in the house, that you are conscious at all times of your own personal safety and also the...
The latest estimates state that identity fraud alone costs the UK over £1.7 billion a year. If you think about the amount of paper documents that...
Password security has over the last few years become very important. As online retail has taken off, saving your purchase details requires you to...
The crime of identity theft affects many people across the UK. Criminals impersonate their victims in order to obtain money, goods, services and...
Many of us fail to realise just how important the destruction of our household utility bills are once they have fulfilled their purpose. It is...
Keep your Personal Identification Documents Safe
The number one tip in avoiding identity theft is to make sure that you keep your Personal...
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...
Many of us during the course of our lives will visit foreign climbs either on business or holidays and with this in mind it is important to have an...
RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification and is a technology used to identify objects, animals or people automatically. It is already in...
Many of us will have - at one time or another - received calls to our home landlines which have been from individuals or companies trying to convince...
There are many of us who fastidiously keep household bills and bank statements and other documents which contain information about ourselves that...
It is a common fact that at some time in our lives we will lose a loved one be they a wife, a husband, a son or a daughter and when that sorry events...
With the emphasis very firmly on the use of the Internet in our daily lives it has become important to keep a check on what data we are passing over...
Two of the most important documents you will ever have in your possession are your driving licence and your passport. These documents not only...
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