Credit Freeze and the Fight Against ID Theft
What is a credit freeze and how can it protect you against identity theft? Is it really an effective tool to fight ID theft and fraud?
What is Credit Freeze?
The purpose of credit freeze is to block everyone – new creditors, insurers, employers – from accessing a person’s credit report. Even the credit report owner is blocked out, unless he/she requests to “thaw” or “unfreeze” the report.
