Though this video is made of American context, yet I choose it as it gives a fair idea along with role play about what identity theft really is. Whatever the country is, the hackers more or less follow similar tricks to do hacking. Hence, if there is any person like me to whom this concept is absolutely new, he/she can get a clear idea from this video. One information that seemed important to me was to find how we sometimes put ourselves in the risk of being victim of identity theft by our simple day to day activity!

I have chosen this video as it has showed several ways to deal with spam and phishing such as using spam filter, turning off email images from which the sender can track information etc. I did not have clear idea about phishing mail before. I came to know more about this topic after watching this video and it was most important to me.

This is an excellent video about the ABCs of phishing and scam mail, why and how people become victim of it and how to deal with it. Although, it was made on American context, yet I chose it as it has provided valuable information about the most common type of identity theft.

One information I found particularly important in this video is we all know that Equifax and TransUnion these two company offer credit monitoring service that costs between $11.95 and $29.95 a month, depending on the plan. But, to find how effective these services are, the “Marketplace” tested two services and learned that they won't necessarily prevent the risk of fraud. In reality, Credit Freezes are one easy way to protect against identity fraud but unfortunately, this service is service is not available to Canada. 

I have chosen this website because it provides not only a clear idea about signs of identity theft and how to get rid of it but also the information is presented in simple language which is easy to understand. Moreover, it is a website of Canadian banker association which I think pretty much authentic and people can follow their guide lines. The most important information for me was to get the idea about what steps one can take if he/she becomes a victim of identity theft.

I have selected this website as Equifax is a well-known global data, analytics, and technology company. In this website Equifax has provided valuable information for their consumers about the ways to protect themselves from identity thieves, what travelling habits can put them at risk of identity theft above all, how to protect seniors from fraud and identity theft. Once I lost my credit card and I suffered a lot as I did not have enough idea about what to do in this situation. So, information on what to do if credit or debit card is lost-this was very useful for me.

This new method of scam calls and the consequences of it has been described thoroughly in this website. Moreover, ctv news is Toronto’s local TV channel where latest news is always telecasted. These are some reasons why I choose this website. A few days ago, I received a call like this and I was very scared. I didn’t know that they can call as police officer! Fortunately, I didn’t give them any information as I felt doubt at one point of conversation. From this website I came to know that these criminals can pretend to be anyone! So, this piece of information was important to me.

This website is Government of Canada’s official website where the new immigrants are warned about various fraud activities as well as suggestion has been given on what they will do if any occurrence takes place. I couldn’t pick any single information as important as the whole site seemed important to me.