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Bill lets consumers lock down credit reports

Plan to halt ID theft also forces firms to report data breeches

By Ross Kerber
Globe Staff / July 19, 2006

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A bill pending before the state Legislature would allow consumers to lock down their credit reports free of charge as a way to fight identity theft, an idea that has caught on in other states after a spate of security breaches that compromised the personal data of millions of individuals. (Full article: 733 words)

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