Consumer Federation of America Expands ID Theft Services Working Group
Equifax, ID Watchdog and Worldwide Benefit Services joined Consumer Federation of America's working group that promotes standards and best practices for companies, which provide services to help ID theft victims. "Working group members are committed to promoting responsible practices in…
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the identity theft service industry and helping to educate the public about identity theft,” said Susan Grant, CFA director-consumer protection and privacy, in a news release Thursday. The working group, which is composed of consumer advocacy organizations and companies, developed a best practices guide for ID theft services and a consumer checklist when shopping for such services. CFA's working group is now developing a "checklist with questions that businesses, organizations and government agencies should ask when they are considering providing identity theft services to data breach victims."