Beth Givens
Beth Givens
check consumers credit regularly report uses vitally
With so many uses made of credit report these days, it's vitally important that consumers regularly check them.
companies list names response socially
I think a socially responsible response would be to list the names of the companies affected.
identity issue
I think it's probably going to be as big of an issue as say, identity theft.
cities consider install setting video
Usually cities do it in the reverse. They install the video surveillance first and then they consider setting up policies.
account accounts information likely line security sensitive social types
The person on the other end of the line is likely to have very sensitive information -- your account number, your Social Security number, the types of accounts you have (and) the way you use your accounts.
almost background checks concerns decade identity interest seeing theft
We're seeing almost as much interest and concerns in background checks as we were seeing in identity theft about a decade ago.
answer business financial information sure
If they answer yes, then ask, 'How are you making sure that my information is being protected?' If you don't like the answer, take your business to another financial institution.
credit industry job protecting
If the credit industry were doing a better job protecting you, we wouldn't need such products.
data type
This type of data should not have been on someone's laptop.
checking money takes weeks
Yes, you'll probably get that money back once they've done the investigation, but if the investigation takes two weeks or two months, here you are without money in your checking account.
compare federal fraudulent law loss pay primarily protected victims
We really don?t have anything to compare it to. Victims are protected by federal law from having to pay fraudulent charges, so the loss is primarily of time.
commit criminals identity learned successful
Some criminals have learned that impersonating the deceased is a successful way to commit identity theft.
check consumer consumers credit encourage reports
There's not anything being done here that a consumer can't do themselves, ... We encourage consumers to check their credit reports themselves.
higher risk
They may not really know who is working for them. There could be a higher risk for fraud.