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Markey Targets Credit ID Theft: Wants Security Freeze

Monty Solomon (monty@roscom.com)
Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:05:34 -0400

Markey targets credit ID theft: Wants to put security freeze power in
consumers' hands

By Thomas Caywood and Tom Mashberg

Stunned by the ease with which identity thieves are obtaining credit
cards in other people's names, a Bay State congressman is weighing
federal legislation that would permit U.S. consumers to clap a padlock
on their credit files.

http://news.bostonherald.com/politics/view.bg?articleid=79018

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