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Adam Levin is co-founder of Credit.com and the chairman and founder of CyberScout. His experience as former director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs gives him unique insight into consumer privacy, legislation and financial advocacy. He is a nationally recognized expert on identity theft and credit, and is the author of SWIPED: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves, a practical, lively book that is essential to surviving the ever-changing world of online security.

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5 Places Where You Should Never Give Your Social Security Number
Every time you go to a new doctor or dentist and they give you a ... read more

March 28, 2013

Identity Theft and Scams
Overdrafts: Since When Did Megabanks Become Your Evil Step-Mother?
Overdrafts: Since When Did Megabanks Become Your Evil Stepmother?
Veronica Gutierrez never asked Wells Fargo to act like her mother... read more

March 13, 2013

Personal Finance
Should the DMV Force Financial Literacy on Our Kids?
How the DMV Could Drive Home Financial Literacy
Before teenagers get their driver's licenses, every DMV in the co... read more

March 7, 2013

Personal Finance
12.6 Million Reasons ID theft Matters
12.6 Million Reasons Why Identity Theft Matters
If you still believe identity theft is a marketing gimmick, it... read more

March 1, 2013

Identity Theft and Scams
5 Ways to Prepare for the Coming Cyber War
5 Ways to Prepare for the Coming Cyber War
This spring, the term “cyber war” turns 20. In his se... read more

February 20, 2013

Identity Theft and Scams
7 Ways to Protect Your Privacy Before Facebook Gets Hacked
7 Ways to Protect Your Privacy Before Facebook Gets Hacked
We’re coming up on three years since Mark Zuckerberg famous... read more

February 7, 2013

Identity Theft and Scams