| LifeLock and Debix are two competing identity | | | | databases for your private data to make sure it |
| theft protection companies but they come at a | | | | is not being sold or traded illegally. True Address |
| very different price. Of course, there are quite a | | | | checks with databases to make sure your |
| few differences that you pay for and this article | | | | address has not been changed for mail rerouting |
| will point out those differences to determine who | | | | purposes by some low life criminal. LifeLock is also |
| is better, LifeLock or Debix. | | | | the best service for protecting your children from |
| Both Debix and LifeLock set fraud alerts on your | | | | identity theft. LifeLock considers a child as anyone |
| behalf, renew them every 90 days and give you | | | | 16 and under. |
| a copy of your 3 bureau credit report. They also | | | | LifeLock is ISO 27001 certified which proves that |
| stop pre-approved credit offers and significantly | | | | their security procedures at company |
| reduce your junk mail. Debix also removes you | | | | headquarters is not only secure but also better |
| from telemarketing lists. The essential differences | | | | than other competing companies. Their |
| are Debix's patent pending fraud alert system and | | | | investment in security makes them able to |
| competitive price, $24/year compared to | | | | provide top level protection for the private data |
| LifeLocks additional services, their $1 million | | | | that people hand them and trust them with. No |
| service guarantee and their proactive identity | | | | other identity protection company has earned this |
| restoration measures. | | | | designation. LifeLock also has a $1 Million identity |
| LifeLock is the best known identity theft | | | | theft protection service guarantee. Others have |
| protection service in the United States. They set | | | | copied this but most still provide a mere $25,000 |
| themselves apart from other similar companies | | | | worth of insurance. |
| by promising to do the heavy lifting in the event | | | | Debix, another identity theft protection company |
| of an identity theft. In other words they will do | | | | located in Austin Texas, is quickly gaining traction |
| the work necessary to restore your identity | | | | though they are not nearly as popular as LifeLock. |
| where other identity protection services only | | | | They place a Debix Safe Phone Number in your |
| provide assistance to you. In order to capture the | | | | credit report, not your personal phone number. |
| attention of the American public and show how | | | | This keeps your personal phone numbers from |
| confident they are in their ability to protect the | | | | prying eyes who pull your credit report such as |
| identity of consumers, Lifelocks CEO Todd Davis | | | | creditors, landlords and employers. In addition, |
| actually made his Social Security number public. | | | | during the credit approval process, when creditors |
| Actually more then public, lets just say well | | | | call you for approval, it is easy to deny bogus |
| advertised. This is how I first became aware of | | | | requests and report the attempted identity fraud |
| LifeLock, I saw the commercial. You have | | | | to law enforcement officers. Simply hit star to be |
| probably seen it as well. LifeLock has also | | | | connected to a licensed private investigator in the |
| garnered attention by continuously partnering with | | | | State of Texas who will contact the appropriate |
| other well respected companies who in turn sell | | | | law enforcement agencies where necessary and |
| LifeLocks services to their own clients. | | | | work with them and you to stop the theft and |
| LifeLock has some unique services such as | | | | investigate how your information was |
| WalletLock, Erecon and TrueAddress. WalletLock | | | | compromised. |
| offers lost wallet recovery, Erecon scours illegal | | | | |