Swiped : how to protect yourself in a world full of scammers, phishers, and identity thieves
by Levin, Adam (Author), Friedlander, Beau (Author)
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Summary
Increasingly, identity theft is a fact of life. We might once have hoped to protect ourselves from hackers with airtight passwords and aggressive spam folders, and those are good ideas as far as they go. But the truth is, there are people out there -- a lot of them -- who treat stealing your identit... Full description
Table of Contents:
- An overview of the problem. What's in a name (and a number)? ; A short history of identity (and fraud) : (and you thought it was just about credit cards) ; Swiping happens
- The basics of what you can do. Understanding the problem is the solution ; The three Ms
- The many types of identity theft. Spies in your home : how the Internet of Things may violate your privacy, threaten your security, and ruin your credit ; A taxing situation ; It's a hard-knock life : child identity theft ; May the farce be with you : social media dos and don'ts ; From dangerous to deadly : on healthcare scams and medical identity theft ; Wanted dead of alive :(but it's easier if you're dead) ; Culture eats strategy : business considerations ; The three Ms for companies : you must build it because they will come ; The highest law
- Resources and terms. Appendix 1. Fraud stories
- Appendix 2. A glossary of scams
- Appendix 3. Identity theft and the deceased : prevention and victim tips
- Appendix 4. Request a credit report for the deceased
- Appendix 5. Deceased affidavit of fact.