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Identity theft.(Letter to the editor)

Consumer Reports

| October 01, 2007 | Webb, Mary | COPYRIGHT 2007 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In reading August's Viewpoint I was stunned that consumers have to contact the three credit bureaus and pay to freeze our credit-report information so that thieves can't get access to ...

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