5 “disposable” Web Accounts To Keep Your Identity Safe

Joel Lee, MakeUseOf
Thu, 01/19/2017 - 4:47am

Identity theft is on the rise. According to StatisticBrain, there are between 12 and 15 million victims every year with an average loss of about $5,000 per victim. What would you do if you were next? There are so many different ways your identity can be stolen these days. Social security numbers and banking PINs are the obvious methods, but here are a few other methods you may not be aware of: ATM receipts and boarding passes.

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