Your identity is uniquely yours – unless someone successfully steals it and leaves you with a nightmare scenario. Do everything you can to protect your identity. These very specific instructions will get you started.
There are five important US credit bureaus that collect and sell data about you using scoring algorithms that help organizations assess the risk of doing business with you. These data brokers make no data accuracy guarantees. It’s entirely on you to manage data accuracy and data access. These are the steps to take.
There’s already a lot of information about you online so don’t make it easier for identity thieves. Properly destroy and discard materials that have personally identifiable information.