http://www.mdprestaurants.com/?b:giftcard_contactNOTE: This page was originally published in 2015 & was last updated in October 2018. When I set out to create this guide for parents, I never imagined it could be so difficult. Several years, several massive hacks and several … [Read more...]
Parents Complain: Experian Making Child Credit Freezes Harder & Risky
Concerned parents say Experian is suddenly making it harder and more risky to freeze your kids' credit now that a new law requires the bureau to allow free child credit freezes in every state.The Backstory:Over 1 million children were reportedly victims of identity theft in 2017 … [Read more...]
Child Credit Freezes Now Available Nationwide
From medical records to insurance databases to school district computers, hackers are increasingly gaining access to our kids’ sensitive data. Research shows that kids could be 50 times more likely to have their identities stolen than adults, in part, because kids’ pristine credit … [Read more...]
Politics Stall Child Credit Freeze Law?
After years of reporting on child ID theft and struggling to freeze my own child’s credit, it was rewarding to learn that California Assemblyman Mike Gatto introduced state legislation based on what I’d found.This week, the bill passed its first test, sailing through the California … [Read more...]
Child Credit Freeze Federal Legislation Stalled Due To Politics • CBS San Francisco
A California bill that would help protect kids from ID theft is one step closer to becoming law.Source: Child Credit Freeze Federal Legislation Stalled Due To Politics « CBS San Francisco … [Read more...]
How to Protect Kids From ID Theft… One Year Later
More than a year after my first NewsMom blog on the topic, we finally aired the TV version of "How I Forced the Bureaus to Freeze My Child’s Credit."The two-part TV news series (below) was followed by a first-of-its-kind #FacebookLive chat where thousands gathered to ask me … [Read more...]
Kids At Risk Of ID Theft; How To Freeze Your Child’s Credit • CBS San Francisco
Children may be at greater risk than their parents of identity theft, but the fix could expose them to even more risk. Now there's a process to safely freeze their credit.Source: Kids At Risk Of Identity Theft; How To Freeze Your Child’s Credit « CBS San Francisco … [Read more...]
NewsMom Blog Prompts Child Credit Freeze Legislation
UPDATE 9/23/16: The governor has signed California's Child Credit Freeze Legislation AB 1580. California parents can now freeze their child's credit!My first-ever NewsMom blog was titled “Why My Toddler Has a Credit Card.” Six (long) months later, I followed that up with "How I … [Read more...]
Before You Pay for Credit Monitoring or ID Protection…
#ReportersNotebookEvery other day it seems like there's a new breach. Between the Anthem and Premera insurance hacks alone, it's estimated 1 out of 3 Americans have been compromised.As a result, there are a growing number of companies offering a growing number of credit monitoring … [Read more...]
Experian Child Credit Freeze Summary
UPDATE 2018: Experian Child Credit Freeze Warning: Parents Beware of Mailing Sensitive InfoWe recently discovered that Experian will no longer allow parents to use their secure online upload portal. Experian is now requiring that you mail in sensitive documents despite laws … [Read more...]