Identity Theft and Privacy Protection

New York recently published a guide which outlines steps consumers could take to protect against identify theft and to help assist people who have already fell victim to identity theft. That guide is available here and may be useful to readers no matter what state they reside in.

New York has also published the following publications which may be helpful to readers:

•	The New York Consumer Protection Board’s Business Privacy Guide -  How to handle personal identifiable information and limit the prospects of identity theft
•	Identity Theft Red Flag Rules Business Alert - A fact sheet for business covering promulgated rules to safeguard data and help banks and financial institutions protect customers against identity theft
•	The New York Social Security Number Protection Law - A fact sheet for businesses covering the N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law Section 399-dd: social security number usage

Mitchell H. Rubinstein