Personal

A Social Security number (SSN) is a nine digit identification number that has become a universal identifier for both the government and the private sector in the U.S.

Even if you owe a debt, you have rights about when and how a debt collector contacts you.

You can contact data brokers like MyLife directly to request that your information be removed, but there is no guarantee that you will succeed.

Sometimes. Currently, no federal law gives you the right to prevent data brokers from collecting, sharing or publishing your personal information.

A data breach is a security violation in which sensitive, protected or confidential data is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen or used by an unauthorized individual. It could be a result of

On-time rent payments aren’t generally included in your credit report (your landlord has the option, but most don’t report them). However, if you don’t to pay your rent on time (or at all), your landlord might report it to a credit reporting agency and it would appear on your credit report.