ID Theft, Privacy, & SecurityPrivacy & Security
Microsites
- Fighting Back Against Identity Theft
This website is a one-stop national resource to learn about the crime of identity theft. It provides detailed information to help you deter, detect, and defend against identity theft.
- OnGuard Online
Provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.
Featured Publications
- Identity Theft: What to Know, What to Do [PDF] [en español]
This brochure gives a brief overview of how to recover from identity theft and how to reduce your risk. 8.5"x11", 2 pages, trifold, color.
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IDTheft Consumer Education Kit [en español]
Folder/Kit includes everything you need to educate your community about how to deter, detect, and defend against identity theft. DVD of 10 minute video, CD with resources, How-To Guide, publication samples. 9"x12", color. Maximum order of 10 copies.
Facts for Consumers
- Identity Crisis... What to Do If Your Identity is Stolen [PDF] [en español]
Advice on dealing with identity theft. 8.5"x11", 8 pages, color.
- Medical Identity Theft [PDF]
Explains how medical identity theft occurs, how it differs from traditional identity theft, offers tips to minimize your risk and how to recover should you experience a theft. 8.5"x11", 6 pages.
- Military Personnel & Families Fighting Back Against Identity Theft [PDF]
Brochure with tips for military personnel and their families on how to deter, detect, and defend against identity theft. 4"x9", 8 panels, color.
- To Buy or Not To Buy:
Identity Theft Spawns New Products
and Services To Help Minimize Risk [PDF]
Publication to help consumers evaluate whether they should initiate fraud alerts or credit freezes or invest in identity theft products and services such as credit monitoring that are for sale. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
Consumer Alerts
- Need a Social Security Number or Replacement Card? Best to DIY [PDF] [en español]
- How to Be the Class 'Value-dictorian' [PDF] [en español]
- Medical Identity Theft: How to Minimize Your Risk [PDF]
- Privacy: Tips for Protecting Your Personal Information [PDF] [en español]
- Privacy: What You Do Know Can Protect You [PDF] [en español]
- Student Surveys: Ask Yourself Some Questions [PDF] [en español]
- The 411 on Disposing of Your Old Cell Phone [PDF] [en español]
- Wise Up Aabout Wi-Fi: Tips for Using Public Wireless Networks [PDF] [en español]
Promotional Items
Articles You can reprint these articles in your newsletter, magazine or website.
- Emergency Preparedness: Protecting Important Documents [PDF]
Gives tips on preparing important documents for weather and other emergencies. 8.5"x11", 1 page.
