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The American Dietetic Association busts 10 diet myths
The American Dietetic Association met in Chicago late last month for their annual meeting, and while they were there they addressed 10 myths about dieting. Contrary to popular belief… Eating at night won’t make you fat. Avoiding foods with a high glycemic index is not, on its own, a good weight-loss strategy. High fructose corn syrup is no [...]

TrustedID introduces Identity Threat Score
TrustedID has come up with an interesting and unique new innovation in the world of identity theft protection. Identity Threat Score is a predictive identity rating for consumers. Identity Threat Score is based on a groundbreaking technology called IdentityScan, which analyzes a vast pool of data from hundreds of sources, including public records, credit reports, [...]

Data Breach Alert: Arizona?s Department of Economic Security loses personal d...
On October 14, a wide array of furniture and electronics were stolen from a commercial storage facility used by Arizona’s Department of Economic Security, including disks containing the names, addresses, phone numbers and, in some cases, Social Security numbers for about 40,000 children. The DES provides various services such as food stamp programs and other [...]

Data Breach Alert: Data thieves threaten to release Express Scripts customer ...
Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit management firm that handles around 500 million prescriptions a year for about 50 million Americans, received a letter early last month containing the names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and prescription data for 75 of the company’s customers. The letter also included a threat to release millions of customer records [...]

Credit 101
If you are a high school or college student, now is the best time to begin establishing a credit history, and that means that it’s also time to learn how to use credit responsibly. You may have one or two credit cards already, or perhaps you’re just beginning to consider applying for your first. Either [...]

Reader Question: Is Vonage Going Out Of Business?
Q: I have heard that Vonage might go out of business because they have a big debt coming due and they are being sued for patent violations. Is this true? A: No! Vonage is not going out of business or going bankrupt. As we’ve all learned in the recent financial crisis, with companies worth [...]

Netflix teams up with TiVo to stream movies
Netflix has added TiVo to the growing list of devices that subscribers can use to stream movies and television shows from Netflix to their televisions. Starting in December, Netflix subscribers who also have TiVo Series3, TiVo HD or TiVo HD XL will be able to stream over 12,000 different movies and TV episodes to their [...]

Win the lottery, lose your identity?
Names, Social Security numbers, addresses and prize amounts for more than 89,000 lottery winners were compromised when a former employee of the Texas Lottery Commission copied the sensitive information onto disks after being fired from his job as a computer analyst last year. The Lottery Commission is currently in the process of notifying the impacted [...]

Trusted ID?s dedicated toll free number for NextAdvisor.com readers
In addition to our exclusive 30 day free trial and 15% discount, Trusted ID recently set up a dedicated toll free number just for NextAdvisor.com readers. If you are considering signing up and have any questions about the service, call (800) 234-6611 to speak to a Trusted ID representative. To learn more about Trusted ID or [...]

Federal Trade Commission shuts down the Internet?s largest spam ring
On Tuesday, a federal court in Chicago froze the assets of a spam network known to authorities as HerbalKing and ordered the group to shut down. According to SpamHous, a nonprofit anti-spam research group, at one point HerbalKing was responsible for about one third of all spam on the Internet. The HerbalKing network used a [...]