Identity Theft
When it comes to identity theft some things are more important to the thief than others. One thing they want to get is your birthdate. People make that easy for them by publicly displaying their date of birth on the Internet. If you join Facebook, for instance, it asks for your date of birth which is displayed on your profile for everyone to see. Make up a fake birthdate. I know someone in their thirties who uses February 29, 1912. The farther it is from your birthdate the better off you probably are.
I have also seen people who use their full date of birth in their email addresses. I know a couple of people who use the month and year but I've seen others that have the month, day and year.
Be careful with your information.
I have also seen people who use their full date of birth in their email addresses. I know a couple of people who use the month and year but I've seen others that have the month, day and year.
Be careful with your information.
Labels: birthdate, birthday, Facebook, identity theft
posted by Elaine Bloom at 6:58 AM
1 Comments:
Great tip....There is such a divide between the honest and dishonest in this country that the innocent have to almost think like a criminal...Of course using a shredder helps in protecting your identity.
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