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Loss of Personal Info As Stressful As Losing a Job

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oh-it's-up-there-all-right dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Americans feel most vulnerable about the loss or theft of their personal or financial information, according to a national survey. 54% of Americans said the prospect of losing this data 'extremely concerned' them. Losing personal or financial information ranked similar to concern over job loss and not being able to provide healthcare for their family. In terms of specific risks within the online threat landscape, identity theft ranked as the chief fear. Nearly a third of Americans reported identity theft as their greatest concern to personal safety and security on the Internet. The fear of someone hacking into their financial information or accounts ranked a close second, with a quarter of Americans listing it as their greatest worry."

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  1. It's even worse than a job by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You can get a new job within hours of losing the old one. You can't get banks and the police to trust you again THAT quickly after your identity's been abused to commit frauds.

  2. And yet.. by Haedrian · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And yet I'm positive many have no anti-virus,put lots of interesting information on their facebook or whatever, and click interesting links.