Using Peer-to-Peer Payments More Safely
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) payment services (PayPal, Venmo) enable you to easily send, receive or request payments to or from others.
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Protecting Your Social Security Number at Tax Time
It’s always important to protect your Social Security number (SSN), but it’s extra important to do so around tax time.
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Reducing Your Risk of Identity Theft
Others can get your personal information in many ways including
data breaches discarded documents stolen wallets/purses stolen mail phishingWhile you can't always prevent identity theft, you can reduce your risk.
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Reducing Spam
While it’s impossible to entirely rid your life of spam, you can take action to significantly reduce the amount you receive.
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Preparing for a Disaster
Nobody likes to think about the possibility of a disaster, but it’s important for you to be prepared long before one happens. Once one hits, it's unlikely that you’ll have enough time to take the steps to protect yourself and your personal information.
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Making a Good Password
Passwords can be your first line of defense against stolen personal information (phone data, banking information, email, medical records) so it’s important to create one that is strong.
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Exercising Your California Consumer Privacy Rights
If you live in California, you have the right to ask a company to tell you what personal information it has about you, stop it from selling personal information, delete the information or allow you to download it.
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