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Help! Someone Used My Kid's Identity to Get a Bigger Tax Refund

Identity theft poses a huge risk to your children's financial future, but it could make a mess of your taxes, too.

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Help! Someone Used My Kid's Identity to Get a Bigger Tax Refund
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Help! Someone Used My Kid's Identity to Get a Bigger Tax Refund

Identity theft poses a huge risk to your children's financial future, but it could make a mess of your taxes, too.

Christine DiGangi

Should Banks Be Allowed to Robocall Your Cellphone?
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Should Banks Be Allowed to Robocall Your Cellphone?

It’s illegal to robocall a cellphone without permission, but banks want to change that so they can notify you of a breach or fraud. Is this a good thing?

Adam Levin

How Often Should You Change Your Passwords?

How Often Should You Change Your Passwords?

How often should you change your password? It seems like a straightforward question, but the answer is far from simple. Experts weigh in.

Bob Sullivan

Bad Idea: Buying a Fake ID Online

Bad Idea: Buying a Fake ID Online

When teens order a fake ID online, they are almost certainly unaware they're taking a huge risk that could haunt them for many years.

Christine DiGangi

Can Fitness Trackers Threaten Your Privacy?

Can Fitness Trackers Threaten Your Privacy?

Your fitness tracker collects a good bit of personal data -- data that marketers may want to buy. And there aren't yet regulations governing such devices.

Kelly Santos

How to Stop a Credit Card Thief in 15 Minutes

How to Stop a Credit Card Thief in 15 Minutes

No matter how careful you are, there's no guarantee your credit card won't be used fraudulently. So your best hope is to catch fraud quickly.

Gerri Detweiler

How Businesses Can Get Serious About Privacy & Security

How Businesses Can Get Serious About Privacy & Security

The Target data breach highlighted the critical need for organizations to get serious about privacy and security. Here's how they can do it.

Ann Cavoukian

9 Surprising Ways Identity Theft Can Hurt You

9 Surprising Ways Identity Theft Can Hurt You

When an thief uses a victim's identity to buy something and fails to pay the bill, the headache can last for years. Here are nine ways this can impact you.

Bob Sullivan

8 Numbers Identity Thieves Want to Steal From You

8 Numbers Identity Thieves Want to Steal From You

Each of us is attached to sets of numbers that help identity thieves get their claws into you. Here are eight numbers that they are gunning for.

Adam Levin

How to Remember All the Passwords You're Resetting

How to Remember All the Passwords You're Resetting

The Heartbleed bug should make you question your assumptions about passwords, and use a system to remember all of the passwords you have to reset.

Adam Levin

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