Today the House tackles the long-overdue problem of identity theft. On Monday (May 7, 2007) the Consumer Protection Committee passed a comprehensive identity theft protection bill. As a Consumer Advocate with MASSPIRG, I applaud the … [Read more...]
Globe blasts ‘Real ID’ internal passport
But it doesn't really do much for security, since people who aren't already under suspicion (like, say, Timothy McVeigh or 9/11 attackers) would still be able to get a Real ID.Maine and Idaho have already passed legislation to block Real … [Read more...]
Let’s finally do something about identity theft in Massachusetts
The thing that really gets me about all this is that the credit reporting industry (largely Experian, Equifax and Transunion) is completely opposed to this idea of security freezes (again, even though they've largely lost this battle in 23 … [Read more...]