Identity Thieves Target Children, New Law Aims To Help Parents Protect Their Kids | NBC Nightly News

Children are popular targets for data thieves, as the crime can go undetected for years. A new law allows parents to check and freeze their kids’ credit with the three major agencies for free.
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Identity Thieves Target Children, New Law Aims To Help Parents Protect Their Kids | NBC Nightly News

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

Identify thieves are not getting enough time in Prison.

[@AirByJer]

They need like 10 years

[@michaelh.8280]

Children needing their credit protected ? Wtf is wrong with this forsaken world!!
Vulture capitalists should be burned at the stake.

[@miguelmathewson9213]

This is old we were told too look out for this in the Navy way back in 2006

[@MyEyesBled]

Paranoia anyone? Simple we need to eliminate and replace the SS Card ID rules..

[@outlawX357]

I have had my identity stolen or used at least 4 times I got lifelock after the first time and they caught all the other info grabs

[@miguelmathewson9213]

People get cable in there kids name

[@madisonmoffat5613]

And it was important to tell this small child what had happened, because.....?