Even with the protection that the Life Lock program provides, I feel it is important for the public to become proactive when it comes to identity theft prevention. Having been a victim of identity theft myself, I feel the urge to bring awareness to the topic.

As of November 1st, 2007 all consumers in the US can now freeze their credit reports, protecting them from identity theft. Credit bureau's spent $1.4 million last year lobbying against credit freeze laws. As more states adopted the practice, the bureaus finally gave in. With 10 million identity theft victims a year this could turn the tides.