Sunday, March 27, 2005

~ watch your wallets - more on identity theft ~

The closure of records and government regulation can't blunt the most pervasive cause of identity theft: the sticky fingered housemate. According to a 2005 report by Javelin Strategy, working with the Better Business Bureau, in the cases where the method of the theft was known, a whopping 62 percent were from sources not online.

The recommendation? Get a shredder.