Elsewhere on the Web: Privacy Protection in Real Simple Magazine
This month's Real Simple magazine includes a story called "Stop, Theif!" about "how to avoid leaking your personal information--and prevent identity theft before it starts." The article is reprinted on their website:
Simple Strategies to Avoid Identity Theft
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More Ways to Stop Privacy Leaks
Here are some of the resources identified in the article:
Simple Strategies to Avoid Identity Theft
and
More Ways to Stop Privacy Leaks
Here are some of the resources identified in the article:
- Donotcall.gov. The FTC's Do Not Call list
- Optoutprescreen.com. The Consumer Credit Reporting Industry's opt out list for prescreened credit offers
- Optout@axciom.com. Axciom collects and sells personal information from public government records
- optout@abacus-direct.com. Abacus Direct provides names and addresses for most major catalog retailers
- networkadvertising.org. Opt out list for online advertisers who collect information about your Internet use.









