Munaeem's Blog

Financial institutions and lenders have become panic-stricken over the growing number of identity theft crimes. Media reports say that millions of American identities have been compromised. Hundreds of organizations have reported that their personal information has been hacked. Consumers have also become nervous. Many companies have devised solutions to fight this menace. These companies have developed systems which make it impossible for criminals to get their information.

Lifelock and Debix have emerged as leading provider of Identity theft protection. Both of these companies are offering Identity Theft Prevention plan to consumers. It is advised that consumers should buy their plans after comparison. If we compare LifeLock and Debix plan, we come to the conclusion that Debix provides better protection. I will tell you about some of the important features of Debix which makes it protection more effective:

Features                                     Debix                                     Lifelock

Secure/private phone number     Yes                                     Credit Bureau puts phone #'s in
your credit file

Finds you on up to three phone     Yes
numbers

Audit history for disputes with     Yes
creditors

If you look at the above mentioned features, you will realize that they are very important ones, which are not covered by Lifelock. First of all, secure and private number will give you more security. Criminals will not be able to get this number.

Audit History can also play important in future if you identity is stolen. This will enable lenders to ascertain the truthfulness of your statement.