{"id":508,"date":"2009-09-11T01:27:22","date_gmt":"2009-09-11T05:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/?p=508"},"modified":"2009-09-11T01:27:22","modified_gmt":"2009-09-11T05:27:22","slug":"how-much-is-your-identity-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/how-much-is-your-identity-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"How much is your identity worth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Question Mark \" src=\"http:\/\/www.amperzen.com\/blog\/images\/Question_Mark.jpg\" alt=\"Question Mark\" hspace=\"8\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/>Today I ran across an article on IT World by Jennifer Kavur called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itworld.com\/software\/77238\/how-much-are-you-worth-black-market\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;How much are you worth on the black market?&#8221;<\/a> Kavur highlights some of the problems that are involved with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usdoj.gov\/criminal\/fraud\/websites\/idtheft.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Identity Theft<\/em><\/a> and highlights Norton&#8217;s 2010 site where you can get your risk evaluated and a dollar amount for how much your identity would be worth and how much someone might pay to buy your identity.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/everyclickmatters.com\/preloader.html?redirect=\/victim\/assessment-tool.html\" target=\"_blank\">Norton Online Risk Calculator<\/a>, unveiled within a microsite to coincide with the launch of Norton 2010, calculates your net worth on the black market by asking a few questions about your personal Internet use.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I decided to check out the risk calculator and went to the site and answered the questions.  I&#8217;d be for sale for about $31 and my risk is very low.  The reasons my risk is low include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m not famous or infamous<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve got a collection of software that protects my machine from viruses, spyware, and other &#8220;bad&#8221; stuff.<\/li>\n<li>I turn off my javascript and only turn it on when I trust the site I go to &#8212; if I don&#8217;t trust it I live with only having partial access to the material on the site.<\/li>\n<li>If I think the site might be one set up for phishing, I don&#8217;t click on the link.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve got my browser and email programs to show me the link prior to clicking on it.  If the link doesn&#8217;t match what I think a link to that site should look like I don&#8217;t click it &#8212; ever &#8212; no matter who sent the link to me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I try to use safe computing\/internet practices, but I&#8217;m not perfect.  Someday, I&#8217;ll goof and get caught and I can only hope that I&#8217;ll manage to save my identity from being used maliciously and getting me, my finances, or my reputation in a mess.<\/p>\n<p>While people may not read a paper on <em>Identity Theft<\/em>, they just might be willing to answer a few questions to see just how much at risk they may be.  Then hopefully, they&#8217;ll act on that information to protect their data and their computer access.  Keep yourself safe.  Know the risks.<\/p>\n<p>How do you protect your identity?  Do you think you&#8217;re safe? 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