Debix tries to broaden the reach of its smart identity theft service
Debix is one of the smartest services I’ve ever seen to combat identity theft. It can stop the theft of your identity as it happens. Today, the company is slicing its prices so that a single consumer can protect himself or herself against identity theft for $24 a year.
Debix operates an efficient electronic network that is built on the premise that while a thief can convince an institution that he is you, the thief cannot… Continue Reading
Facebook’s CFO backs identity theft company, Debix
Debix, a young company that helps fight identity theft, has gotten financial banking from a group of investors, including Gideon Yu, a prominent Silicon Valley executive who is now Facebook’s chief financial officer.
Yu’s move is also significant because it comes at a time when his company, Facebook, itself is under considerable scrutiny for the amount of information it provides partner companies about its users.
Yu himself was a victim of identity fraud himself — only noticing… Continue Reading