Category Archives: LifeLock

LifeLock adds former Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge to its board

March 29, 2010 – 8:57 am

Tom Ridge brings prestige and experience to LifeLock, an industry leader in identity theft security.
LifeLock announced last week the appointment of former Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge to its already prestigious board of directors.
Ridge brings immeasurable experience in personal and national security to LifeLock at a time when identity theft and credit fraud are among [...]

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LifeLock review

March 18, 2010 – 4:54 am

LifeLock settles dispute with the Federal Trade Commission
Much has been written here about LifeLock and their identity theft protection services. This week much was written elsewhere about LifeLock’s services and the settlement they reached with the Federal Trade Commission.
At the heart of the dispute was the question of whether LifeLock services can prevent every member [...]

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Gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-for people on your shopping list

November 16, 2009 – 3:23 pm

Buying gifts for kids is a blast. Buying for elderly parents? Not so much. Once parents, aunts, uncles, etc., reach a certain age they are officially and forever on the Hard to Buy For list.
In the past, I’ve been desperate enough to buy my mother a clock that features a different birdcall at every hour. [...]

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LifeLock adds new, improved service in response to Experian lawsuit

August 31, 2009 – 12:05 pm

When life gives LifeLock lemons, they create a new service that surpasses the old one.
Credit reporting agency Experian filed a lawsuit against LifeLock last year claiming they had no right to ask for fraud alerts as representatives of their 1.5 million LifeLock members. Last week, a California applied a strict interpretation of the legislation establishing [...]

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At last! After 35 years of ID theft, victim “elated” over attacker’s arrest

July 31, 2009 – 12:28 pm

How much time do identity theft victims spend trying to clean up the mess? Tom Lesh, of Coos Bay, OR, said he’s spent thousands of hours of a 35-year period writing letters to credit card companies, banks and government agencies.
But, with yesterday’s arrest of Clark Mower, 58, Lesh’s long ordeal might be coming to an [...]

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Son commits ID theft, poses as dead mother for 6 years

June 17, 2009 – 2:40 pm

I’m really not a sicko. It’s just that I read and write so much about identity theft, I’ve gotten a little jaded. But once in a while, the scum rises to the top and a truly bizarre story captures my attention.

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LifeLock review: LifeLock finalist in 18 categories for American Business Awards

June 3, 2009 – 2:09 pm

LifeLock has been named a finalist in 18 categories for The 2009 American Business Awards, known as “the Stevies”.
In case you’re not familiar with the Stevies, they are what the New York Post called “the business world’s own Oscar Awards.” The awards’ name is taken from the name Stephen, which is derived from the Greek [...]

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LifeLock teams with Trump

February 24, 2009 – 9:53 pm

LifeLock, the award winning identity theft protection service, is teaming up with Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice” to spread the word about the increasing risk of identity theft and how to help prevent it.
Sunday, April 12 LifeLock CEO Todd Davis and the celebrity cast of “The Apprentice” will join on a special episode to raise money [...]

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Storage Shed Full of Identity Theft, Police Didn’t Want it!

February 5, 2009 – 4:09 pm

After a period of non-payment a storage company can sell the sell the contents of the storage unit to anyone willing to pay for it. People who buy these sheds are usually looking for things to sell on eBay and Craiglist. A Denver Colorado man purchased a storage shed and the contents in an auction [...]

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LifeLock jobs in a “paradise” culture

January 23, 2009 – 1:33 pm

“Do what you should and not what you can.”
That’s the embodiment of LifeLock culture. That’s the way they train their employees to treat their members, and that’s the way LifeLock treats their employees.

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