Woman gets (fake) tattoo of Facebook friends

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June 8th, 2011 - Posted by Sarah

We couldn't let this news pass by without commenting. This woman has 152 Facebook friends, and she took video showing her getting a sleeve tattoo of profile picture thumbnails of every single one. Although it turned out to be nothing more than an advertising stunt, such a tattoo could raise some serious questions. She claimed to have gotten the permission of all of her friends, but could having your face on somebody's body put your identity at risk?

We say probably not, in this case. The images are pretty small, and no names are given. The biggest problem anyone might have with this tattoo is its lack of clarity!

Congressman Weiner reminds us to keep our info safe!

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June 6th, 2011 - Posted by Sarah

Another great tip learned from Rep. Weiner: Never take compromising photos of yourself, and definitely never send them to anyone!

So it turns out that Representative Anthony Weiner's (D-New York) Twitter photo scandal wasn't a hack after all. But let it still be a reminder to keep your confidential information safe with identity theft protection services and to change your password!

ID Watchdog identity theft protection service review

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June 27th, 2008 - Posted by Joe

Today we are launching a new review of ID Watchdog, a detection based identity theft protection service that takes a unique approach to monitoring subscriber identities and has the best recovery guarantee we have seen to date.

Many services use credit report data to detect potential identity theft or other fraud perpetrated against subscribers. ID Watchdog uses patent pending technology to monitor the Social Security Administration, DMV records, court filings and dozens of other public records databases. This allows ID Watchdog to catch multiple types of identity theft that are not effectively monitored by some competitive services.

If an ID Watchdog subscriber is victimized then the 100% recovery guarantee kicks in. This is the most straightforward guarantee we have seen in the industry. ID Watchdog guarantees that they will continue to work until the subscriber's identity is restored no matter what that takes. There are no limits on the amount of time or money that ID Watchdog will spend to recoup a stolen subscriber identity although this guarantee does not cover restitution of stolen funds or lost wages (none of the services we have reviewed cover these items). ID Watchdog claims a 100% success rate in recovering stolen subscriber identities.

The two biggest downsides of ID Watchdog are the price which, at $19.95 per month, is nearly two times the monthly cost of other services we have reviewed and the fact that there is no credit report data included for subscribers.

Overall, ID Watchdog offers a very powerful monitoring and recovery service and we highly recommend it to most consumers. You can learn more by reading our full review of ID Watchdog or by visiting our guide to identity theft protection services.