Monday, August 22, 2005
Firms Hit by ID Theft Find Way to Cash In on Victims - Yahoo! News:
Insurance companies, banks, law enforcement agencies and many arms of federal and local governments buy information from ChoicePoint to perform background checks on potential clients, tenants or employees. Now the Alpharetta, Ga., firm is finding a lucrative new business charging consumers worried about identity theft for access to their own criminal, education and employment histories.
ChoicePoint - A new synonym for sleazebag!
Insurance companies, banks, law enforcement agencies and many arms of federal and local governments buy information from ChoicePoint to perform background checks on potential clients, tenants or employees. Now the Alpharetta, Ga., firm is finding a lucrative new business charging consumers worried about identity theft for access to their own criminal, education and employment histories.
ChoicePoint - A new synonym for sleazebag!
- Frank
