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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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Free rewards programs can actually cost you in terms of privacy.
The Hidden Cost of Verizon’s ‘Free’ Rewards Program: Your Data
With the announcement of Verizon Up, a new wireless rewards progr... read more

August 10, 2017

Identity Theft and Scams
Someone could be spying on you right now and you might not even know about it.
The Apps Your Partner Could Be Using to Spy on You
“These apps are brutal,” Ondrej Krehel told me during a conve... read more

August 3, 2017

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The gym is a great place to burn off steam — and to get scammed.
Is Your Gym Exposing More Than Your Abs?
When Apple announced a serious hardware flaw last week, and the c... read more

July 27, 2017

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Unfortunately, pet ownership can also make you a target for phishers, scammers and identity thieves.
Can Your Adopted Pet Expose You to Fraud?
Pet ownership has definite upsides. You get companionship and exe... read more

July 13, 2017

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The scams are dumb, but the victims are not. Here's why we keep falling for these fraudulent tricks and how to stop doing so.
The Common Scams People Still Fall for All the Time
The top site for classified ads in the U.K. conducted a study rec... read more

July 6, 2017

Identity Theft and Scams
Airbnb should have shut down these scams the first time they happened to a customer using their site. But there's a reason they haven't.
How to Avoid the Latest Airbnb Scam
A friend of mine showed up last night at a place we sometimes mee... read more

June 29, 2017

Identity Theft and Scams