ID theft

[redvette]

Hi Gang

I have been seeing this advertisement for this device called ID vault. Is it really a good device to get.?? Any and all opinions wanted. They have it on sale for $39.99 with a $10.00 off.

Thanx and take care........Gunny

[Dave21]

I think nowadays banking and shopping online is more secure than the past. You just have to be smart with what you download and view online and you should be okay. But if you want a "peace of mind" that you'd be safe, then I say go for it. I think it's just a marketing scheme to make money. Most of the time, people who are victims of identity theft are careless when they are online.

[redvette]

Hi Dave

I understand what you said. I don't want you to think am careless about this. I am very very careful. I agree with you in that a lot of this is because a person gets careless.

I was just a little curious about this because they say using hardware instead of software. A little different approach to this. Just like you said probably a sales pitch. Nothing beats using the old noodle.

Thanx and take care........Gunny

[Lespaul20]

The way I understand it works, is it just prevents you from logging in to fake sites with your private data. Like Dave said, if you pay attention to what you are doing and don't fall for those phishing scams you probably don't need it.

[glc]

Seems to me IE7's phishing filter should be just as effective.

[Negeva]

Concur with my fellow geeks here, this is nothing but a money making scheme based off the media hyped hysteria over ID theft.

Common sense will win the day - as with most things in life.

If you're really concerned never allow IE to save passwords for you, if you do have passwords saved in a text file of sorts then encrypt it and finally if you really want to add an extra layer then install McAfee's SiteAdvisor. You can do all that for free too!