Comments on: ProtectMyID Review

By: Rick C

Rick C — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:18:33 +0000

1) Suppose I find out my personal data is for sale on some web site that traffics in PIA. What can I do about it? Nothing. I live life assuming my data has been stolen and act accordingly.
2) Lifelocks $1M guarantee only protects against Lifelock failure. Good luck proving it. How do I value my loss to file a claim? It could be time consuming and expensive. Most HO insurance covers ID theft incidents.
3) My bank offers inexpensive daily credit report monitoring. I know it works, as every time I have have bought a car or taken out a mortgage I get an email reporting it.
4) The TrueAddress service could be valuable. I have a close friend who got cleaned out of a nice $100K, and it started with a surreptitious change of address to the PO. Is there any other entity that offers that? Also, state motor vehicle records need to be monitored for address change, so thief isn’t trying to scam a fake ID.

By: TeraDusenberry

TeraDusenberry — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:05:02 +0000

Actually their toll free number is not working, and I tried via email with no response as to canceling my account. I am very upset and will reporting them to the BBB

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:41:45 +0000

I think it would be harder to trust an independent company and most importantly see if they are genuine. Majority of online sites are full of scams themselves. Even Lifelock.com practiced deceptive business, read the article here:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/lifelock-accused-of-running-con-operation/

To Todd: They don’t sell your information, otherwise…they’d be doing the same thing as black market sellers…selling identities. What they do is sell a “profile”, as in what the person usually buys, to companies with a legally-recognized reason. They don’t sell your personal information at all. FYI, you can opt of that service if you call the credit bureau.

To Jim: It’s better than spending thousands, upon thousands of dollars trying to regain your identity back. My cousin went through this painful process and had to spend a great amount of money out of his pocket to regain his identity back. A few dollars a month to protect identity is well worth the value.

To Cruzin: I have never experienced that problem when I log in. You can’t really write an argument if you really haven’t used their services. One minor quirk on a website doesn’t equate to trusting a company. If that really did happen, than that must have been fixed a long time ago.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:33:50 +0000

Karen,
I went to Experian. After looking over the list of services they sell, using them to protect your ID is like putting the Fox in charge of the Hen House. I agree with Todd.

By: Cruzin

Cruzin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:15:00 +0000

I purchased ProtectMyID with the free trial. What a disaster. Each time I logged in, I would get a panel asking me to register my kids. My kids are grown and out of the house. Any where I went on the site, the same panel would come up. I called in and was told that it’s a known problem. After 10 days of not being able to use the service, I canceled. The biggest laugh was when the help desk associate said, sir remember us if you would like to come back. I stopped her and said, you couldn’t get the website to work for me, why would I ever come back? If they can’t run a website, I wouldn’t trust them with my identity.

By: karen

karen — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:33:04 +0000

ACTUALLY PROTECTMYID DOES INCLUDE INTERNET SWEEPER AND SECOND experian doesnt sell ur personal information it just has it its one of the major national credit bureaus…i suggest going to experian.com if u dont know what a credit bureau is.

By: Todd Sims

Todd Sims — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:17:32 +0000

Why have the same company who sells your information protect it? Will they continue to market your private info to “select stratigic partners”? I think an independent co. would better serve an individual. Just a thought.

By: Mark Glowacz

Mark Glowacz — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:34:47 +0000

I never heard of ProtectMyID but it is an interesting product. Have you checked out Debix? I was a customer and let the service lapse; I’d be curious to see your impressions of their service in comparison to these other two.

By: Avery

Avery — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:38:23 +0000

I never use protectMyID or lifelock.

By: Steve Ely

Steve Ely — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:24:49 +0000

Good review. You make a point that is lost on most people. If you’re going to sign up for ID Theft Protection from ANYBODY, why give your sensitive personal identity information to somebody new? You’re just increasing your exposure, and what level of confidence do you REALLY have that their security procedures are really protecting your sensitive data.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:58:16 +0000

This was helpful, thank you.