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Providers such as LifeLock and Aura can be worth the cost to keep your information safe. But freezing and monitoring your own credit is cheaper. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are ...

In our opinion, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure when it comes to identity theft protection, which is why we prefer LifeLock. They offer that ounce of prevention in their monitoring ...

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Antivirus is the guard posted at your hardware, whereas identity security is out on the battlefield. Antivirus works inside ...

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Data breaches and identity theft have become so commonplace that people often ignore notices about the latest breach of their personal information. "I just delete it. I don't pay any attention to it," ...

Webroot Total Protection builds on the identity protection features found in Webroot Premium by adding privacy, backup, and parental control capabilities. Designed as an all-in-one security solution, ...

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