We are revealing more information about our personal lives than ever before.
Through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, many of us openly share private information about our everyday lives. So it is no surprise that cases of identity theft are rapidly increasing, with more and more people being caught out every year.
On the rise: Cases of identity theft are rapidly increasing, with more and more people being caught out every year
But now, as reported by Mashable, these handy tips have emerged detailing how you can protect against identity theft online. The graphic above, created by NextAdvisor, shows some of the tips which people can take to protect
themselves.
The main pieces of advice are
that we should create strong passwords, protect smartphones and be
careful about what information we share online. Showing
how naive many of us are to identity theft, incredibly, 'password' is
still one of the most popular passwords on the internet.
Worrying: We can access bank accounts and social
networking sites from smartphones - yet 62 per cent of those who use
smartphones do not use a password
Way forward: This graphic highlights how people can protect their identity
Many of us now use smartphones - from
which we can access bank accounts and social networking sites - yet
incredibly, 62 per cent of smartphone owners do not use a password which
gains access to the device. This means people with smartphones have a third higher rate than the general public of being the victim of identity theft.The
figures also reveal that 68 per cent of people with a public profile on
social networking sites share their birthday information while 18 per
cent share their phone number. One of the main pieces of advice given by NextAdvisor is that people should sign up to an identity theft protection service and to regularly monitor your credit.
