Protect Your Identity

These websites provide information on steps you can take to protect your credit and identity.

• Protect Yourself From Identity Theft
  Simple guidelines to prevent identity theft.
• Government Identify-Theft Site
  The federal government's one-stop resource to help you report and recover from identity theft.
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
  A nonprofit consumer organization with a two-part mission to empower and raise awareness of consumer information privacy issues and consumer advocacy.
• Securely Storing Sensitive Data on Computers and Portable Devices
  This comprehensive guide will give you and the parents in your community the ability to conveniently refine data storage and minimize vulnerability to online data felony whether it be in the home or work environment.
  
• Social Security Administration
  The Social Security Administration is the government agency responsible for issuing and managing SSNs. It also links to two useful fact sheets:
  • Fact Sheet: When Someone Misuses Your Number (05-10064)
  • Fact Sheet: Social Security-Your Number and Card (05-10002)