The main form of Identity Theft is credit theft. This is the most common and the one most people fear the most. Credit theft is only about 28% of identity theft. Bank fraud is 18%, phone and utility fraud is 19%, employment related fraud is 13%, Government documents & benefits fraud is 8% and medical fraud is growing.

The probability that an identity will be compromised is nearly 100%. No one person has complete control over own data. Identity theft protection cannot be accomplished though personal protection of one's data. Is this sounding a little redundant? It's because this point is too important to miss. Preventing an identity form being compromised is not possible. Protecting your identity is possible.

There are three primary steps everyone should take in protecting their identity.

In a previous article I railed against Yahoo Mail for a serious bug in their new e-mail address validation process. Well thanks to the publicity created by my rant I learned how to fix the problem.

Yahoo Mail or Y-Mail, Yahoo's web based e-mail client has a serious bug. Their e-mail confirmation system is not working!

Your credit is only a small piece of your identity. It is extremely important, but so is your medical history and what about your criminal record and work history. Credit card fraud is only 28% of the problem. bank fraud is 18%, phone and utility fraud is 19%, employment related fraud is 13%, Government documents & benefits fraud is 8% and medical fraud is growing.

There are infinite ways to have your identity stolen. It seems that everyday a business is hacked and thousand or millions of personal records are stolen.

Three months ago I began the process of developing a website for the primary purpose of generating income from advertising. I had no idea of what it would take or how I would get there.