College students are renowned for being very casual with their personal information. Now a tool, being used by several universities to help root out identity theft on campus, is being marketed free to college students to scan their computer’s Internet browser, files, eMail, attachments, and a range of other programs to find information that would prove most vulnerable to hackers. The software also offers solutions such as removal or encryption to help them protect their Social Security numbers, passwords, and online banking personal identification numbers safely. Called Identity Finder, the software tracks down the casual use of more than a dozen forms of personal identification such as credit and debit card numbers, personal addresses, passport information, driver’s license numbers, and patient health information. Users can schedule computer searches or search on demand, according to Identity Finder’s web site. It may be hard to persuade your college student to try it but might be worth a try as data security crimes have jumped by over 50% in the last few years.
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