Pam Dixon, executive director at World Privacy Forum in San Diego, says so many people get data breach notifications that they're increasingly signing up for credit monitoring services.
$660: LifeLock Command Center identity theft protection for kids and adults. Notifies you of threats including illegal trading of personal information and payday loans taken out in your name. Provides one credit report a year. Price is for one year.
$330: LifeLock Credit Score Manager. Goes one step further than Command Center, monitoring your credit though all three credit bureau agencies on an ongoing basis. Price is for one year. (Note: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion offer one free credit report per year through annualcreditreport.com.)
Running Tally: $27,123
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