Comments on: Is This Good or Bad News? http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/11/30/is-this-good-or-bad-news/ What's going to go wrong in our e-enabled world? Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:55:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Gammydodger http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/11/30/is-this-good-or-bad-news/#comment-4656 Gammydodger Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:40:08 +0000 http://www.blindside.org.uk/2007/11/30/is-this-good-or-bad-news/#comment-4656 I would say that in the UK and Europe the situation is much the same as in the US. Despite banks and credit card companies now leading with identity theft protection products and an increasing incidence of breaches of personal data, the population remains painfully unaware of how identity theft can affect them. A company in the UK has just launched a beta product (see http://www.realtea.net/Online_Identity) that is designed to increase interest and engagement in your online identity - viewing a proactive approach to managing your sensitive information. Lets see where this goes... I would say that in the UK and Europe the situation is much the same as in the US. Despite banks and credit card companies now leading with identity theft protection products and an increasing incidence of breaches of personal data, the population remains painfully unaware of how identity theft can affect them.

A company in the UK has just launched a beta product (see http://www.realtea.net/Online_Identity) that is designed to increase interest and engagement in your online identity - viewing a proactive approach to managing your sensitive information.

Lets see where this goes…

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