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The Federal Trade Commission has announced that, beginning today, consumers concerned about identity theft or data breaches can place credit freezes and one year fraud alerts with the three nationwide credit bureaus for free.
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced that, beginning
today, consumers concerned about identity theft or data breaches
can place credit freezes and one year fraud alerts with the three
nationwide credit bureaus for free. The new Economic Growth,
Regulatory Relief & Consumer Protection Act also allows parents
to freeze for free the credit of their children who are under 16.
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New Law Allows Consumers Concerned About Identity Theft To Place Free Credit Freezes And Fraud Alerts
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Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia. Since 1927, companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the US, the firm’s clients include more than half of the Fortune 100.
