Protecting your personal information from identity theft has never been harder… and more important. Everyday brings; news of new laws invading your privacy, new capabilities to ‘spy’ on you, and reports of information being stolen or compromised in one way or another.

What to do? Just like self defense, protecting your personal information requires vigilance. It requires you remain or become an informed consumer. You might think things ‘should’ be different, but they’re not.

Identity theft is the consequence of poor personal information protection practices.

Read the fine print, understanding what information is captured by; the websites you visit, the devices you use (phone, computer) and educate yourself as to the best ways to protect yourself.

Here is some news, updates and developments regarding protecting your personal information.

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Facebook Inbox Privacy | Personal Information Protection

Are prying eyes reading your Facebook emails? On August 11th, 2009, Facebook unveiled what they term an Inbox API for their developers. This is a framework that allows applications to access and utilize information in your Facebook …

Publish Date: 06/14/2010 16:14

http://www.personalinformationprotection.com/facebook-inbox-privacy

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Protection of Your Personal Information | Asp.NETer

If you do your part and protect your credit card information, you won’t have anything at all to worry about. Your personal information is very important, as you never want it to fall in the wrong hands. As long as you protect it, …

Publish Date: 07/03/2010 15:09

http://www.dotneter.tk/2010/07/03/protection-of-your-personal-information/

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ID Protection Services for Identity Fraud & Identity Theft

The number of consumer identity theft and identity fraud complaints are on the rise, but ID protection services are one way to protect personal information.

Publish Date: 06/29/2010 14:00

http://consumer-responsibility.suite101.com/article.cfm/id-protection-services-for-identity-fraud–identity-theft

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Hidden Camera and Surveillance Laws Outside of the US

In Canada, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) generally require a person’s consent before video or audio recording them in a commercial or business situation. The consent can either be expressly …

Publish Date: 07/05/2010 16:17

http://staringfrog.com/jobs/2010/07/hidden-camera-and-surveillance-laws-outside-of-the-us/

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Some of the basic steps begin with:

• Protect your computer from attack
• Backup your computer data
• Safeguard access to your accounts (Windows) (Mac)

Protecting your personal information from identity theft has never been more important. Stay abreast of the latest news, updates and strategies to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft.