Anyone use an ID Monitoring Service like Vodafone Securnet?

bigpappa

Long and short is that I want to protect myself against ID Fraud and just wanted to know what everyone does - or services they use.

I was particulalry interested of the ID Monitoring part.

https://www.vodafone.co.uk/support/articles/what-personal-information-is-needed-to-set-up-247-id-monitoring-on-secure-net-mobile----ed9b12d6-6eb4-45e4-bbc1-410128adc082

When you first set up 24/7 ID monitoring, you’ll be asked for your full name, phone number and email address. You can then choose to add other personal information that you’d like to monitor online, including date of birth, home address and credit or debit card details – but how much of it you provide is completely up to you.

 

Whichever details you choose to monitor, Vodafone applies strict security measures to protect the confidentiality and integrity of your personal data.

CliveOfIndia

I'm not sure it would be worth paying a monthly subscription for something you can easily do yourself.

bigpappa said:

 just wanted to know what everyone does

Just take the usual sensible and well-publicised precautions.  Don't go clicking on suspicious links, don't go entering details into unfamiliar websites without doing some basic background checks.  Don't make any financial transactions when connected to a free public wi-fi.  Use strong passwords, don't use the same password for all your accounts.

If on a PC/Laptop, make sure you've got some anti-virus / anti-malware / anti-spyware software running.

I appreciate that some people like the feeling of security that these kind of services offer, but really it's not that difficult to protect yourself if you just apply a modicum of common sense.

Nasqueron

If desperate you can get a CIFAS protective marker for about £30 for 2-3 years iirc, that will stop applications just going through automatically but it's a bit overkill if you are just worried, as opposed to knowing you have been a victim of fraud

voluted

bigpappa said:

Long and short is that I want to protect myself against ID Fraud and just wanted to know what everyone does - or services they use.

I was particulalry interested of the ID Monitoring part.

https://www.vodafone.co.uk/support/articles/what-personal-information-is-needed-to-set-up-247-id-monitoring-on-secure-net-mobile----ed9b12d6-6eb4-45e4-bbc1-410128adc082

When you first set up 24/7 ID monitoring, you’ll be asked for your full name, phone number and email address. You can then choose to add other personal information that you’d like to monitor online, including date of birth, home address and credit or debit card details – but how much of it you provide is completely up to you.

 

Whichever details you choose to monitor, Vodafone applies strict security measures to protect the confidentiality and integrity of your personal data.

Your informaiton is going to pop up at some point due to a data breach and there's nothing you can do if your name and DOB are out in the wild, and it's wholly impractical to move house because your address is out there.

The only issue is going to be passwords and card details.

You're covered for fraudulent card use anyway and for passwords, just use long, strong unique passwords and use a decent password manager with 2FA.