Do Identity-Theft Protection Services Work?

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Do Identity-Theft Protection Services Work? Identity-theft protection services are a hot topic in security circles. Do these services work? Should you use them? Here's what should you know about them before you decide to sign up. Share: News 100M Facebook Profiles Now Available For Download Security expert proves a point about Facebook privacy and creates a database of 100M public profiles and makes them available for download. Share: Amazon Unveils Sleek New Kindle Third-generation e-readers lighter weight and better screen make it the most enticing Kindle yet. Share: The Facebook Data Torrent Debacle: Q&A Security concerns over Facebook have been raised after a security consultant collected 171 million Facebook accounts from publicly available information. Here is what you need to know. Share: How-To Photo Contest: Hot Pics for July Subscribers to Dave Johnson's Digital Focus newsletter took these shots. 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