These days so much of our lives is online: transactions, purchases, money transfers, banking, bill paying and more.
I, myself, worry about this because I have had my account hacked on auction sites as well as people using my name and credit card number (while I still had the card) to purchase hunting knives in Alaska.
Some of my friends have had all their information stolen from their license number to all their credit cards. Identity theft is a scary business and ultimately an enormous hassle.
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Alarming stats for social media/ smartphone users that have experience identity fraud:
• 6.6% of victims are smartphone owners
• 6.8% of victims are social media users who click on the applications
• 8.2% of victims are social media users who have “checked in” using their smartphone GPS
• 10.1% of victims are LinkedIn users
Did you ever wonder how safe your password is? Here is a great infographic from Lifelock:
How hack-friendly is your password?
There is really so much to learn and Lifelock is a very cost-friendly way to protect yourself so you can have peace of mind, perhaps the greatest benefit of all.
Do you feel protected online? Do you have any concerns? Have you or your friends been affected by identity fraud?
I know that with Lifelock I will sleep better at night knowing my family is protected.
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I feel I am pretty careful online although I worry more about companies I frequent getting hacked. Anymore so much of what we have to do is on the web!
It so scary to think of how easy it is to be hacked when you are online alot!
I try to be real careful using the internet for important business. I use off the wall passwords that I have to write down or I will forget them they are so wacky just so it’s pretty well protected. Have heard of this Lifelock and someday I will be smart and get something like this. I know I should be even safer than sorry later on when I say I should of or I was gonna. Yep that is me.
It is quite alarming at the statistics..you do have to be very careful online.
I’ve had my identity stolen.. I’m so scared to use credit cards now.