Identity Theft Services

Personal Privacy
Here is a list of web browser extensions that all focus on privacy, blocking surveillance, and trackers. I run them on Microsoft Windows as well as Android on a Samsung Galaxy S21 Smartphone running the Kiwi Web Browser (as browser extensions are not supported on Android’s Chrome browser). These are the browser extensions I run on all of my Windows computers and Smartphones. By the way I don’t use Chrome browser, I use Kiwi which does support browser extensions on smartphones. NEVER use chrome on a smartphone as it does not support any browser extensions. This means you can’t stop ads, pop-ups or trackers.

Bitdefender Anti-Virus Anti-Tracker (available for free if you don’t use Bitdefender, but why aren’t you?)
Dashlane or Bitwarden Password Manager (either password manager is excellent)
Disconnect tracking and surveillance blocker
Guardio privacy & security
Https Everywhere requiring encryption on all website connections
Malwarebytes Browser Guard filters scams and blocks trackers
Privacy Badger blocks trackers and advertiser surveillance

Home Network Security
Home networks are currently secured with WPA2. WPA2is the most widespread home network encryption in use today, even though the encryption has been cracked. Today we see a new standard in use. It’s called WPA3.

WPA2 Vulnerabilities
1. WPA2 is vulnerable to KRACK attacks. This type of attack is relatively easy for a trained hacker to pull off.
2. More commonly, if you use a weak password for your home’s WPA2 network you are vulnerable to offline dictionary attacks, a type of attack where I try thousands if not millions of passwords until my computer guesses the correct one.

WPA3 fixes the KRACK vulnerability as well as the weak password dictionary attack in WPA2.

WPA3 is the most secure wireless protocol available today.
The issue is most existing ISP supplied routers will not support WPA3 unless they are replaced. Only a small handful or ISP supplied routers were able to have their software upgraded from WPA2 to WPA3. Check with your ISP or look at the configuration of your existing router to see if WPA3 is available.

When buying a new router look for:
1. WPA3-certified hardware
2. Wi-Fi Enhanced Open
3. Wi-Fi Easy Connect certifications.
4. Choose a long, complex pass-phrase for the Wi-Fi network connection (use numbers, upper case and lower case letters, and "special" characters in your password).
5. Make it a passphrase instead of a single word like dooti-&ydT38*-fgrhth (that's a 20 character pass-phrase with upper case, lower case, and special characters).
6. Make the pass-phrase long—18 characters or more
You don't have to remember the password because your using a password manager, right!?!?

Identity Theft
This article is not surprising at all. Someone stole a man’s identity, applied for and received unemployment benefits in a different state. A state he’s never lived in. Then he receives an IRS tax bill demanding payment of back taxes.
https://www.kcra.com/article/iowa-couple-victims-edd-fraud-california/40681963 #

If he had our Secure Identity setup this would not have happened. Take some time to read the article, it even gives you an idea of just how common this is.

We can prevent this from happening. I designed Secure Identity to protect a person’s identity so no one else can use your information anywhere without your knowledge and consent. Even if your information is already on the dark web or in the public domain, we can make your information all but useless to anyone but you.

Device Security – Microsoft Windows
Here is a simple list of software you should be running on Microsoft Windows 10 & Windows 11.

Anti-virus – Bitdefender Total Security
Anti-malware – Malwarebytes Premium
Password Manager – Dashlane or Bitwarden (Master Password protected by a Yubico 5C Hardware Security Key and not just a master password alone).
Firewall - Windows Firewall (Controlled by Bitdefender Firewall in Bitdefender Total Security)
Disk Encryption - Bitlocker
Cloud storage – Microsoft OneDrive for backups of your Documents & Desktop folders.