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Take a break from the serious issue of identity theft and spend a moment casting your vote on ITPME's Poll Page!

These identity theft related polls are just for fun. Although the results are retained in order to display them to you, I do not permanently store them or permanently link them to you or your computer. Really, it's just for fun. New polls get added all the time, so check back often to cast your vote!

Just a quick side note: at various times, you may notice that there aren't a whole lot of other respondent's votes for a particular poll, that's because as I mentioned above, I clear out and reset the data. But you might find it interesting to know that overall, people of all ages and both genders are concerned about their personal information being stolen, or sold. In general, they also are very concerned about their privacy and are also a bit wary of a company's ability to safeguard their data. Companies are defined as private, public and government entities that are both for-profit and not-for-profit.

How concerned are you about becoming an identity theft victim?
A: Not at all - it won't happen to me!
B: Somewhat - but I take some preventive steps.
C: Very - I follow every safety strategy I can find!
How confident are you about companies keeping your personal information safe?
A: Please, haven't you heard of TJ Maxx? Companies are just as fallible as everyone else. No confidence.
B: Somewhat confident as some companies have better security and safeguards than others.
C: Very confident, all appropriate steps are being taken by companies - they know what they're doing.
How important is your privacy to you or is there such a thing anymore?
A: Maintaining my privacy is of utmost importance to me. I do all I can to ensure it.
B: Of course it's important and I take steps where I can, but one can only do so much given our high-tech society and globalization.
C: I only have a vague memory of what privacy is because there's no such thing anymore. I miss it.
D: Who cares, privacy is dead, get over it!
Do you read through company privacy policies on websites or other businesses?
A: What are those?
B: I skim through them just to get the gist of it.
C: Yes always, even though they are lengthy and boring.
What types of computer security software are you using?
A: Antivirus
B: Firewall
C: Spyware
D: None - I'm a risk taker!
How often do you check your credit report?
A: I did once, but the dog ate it.
B: Once a year - since it's now free once a year.
C: I've signed up for that monthly monitoring service so I know what's going on at all times.
How important is running a background check on yourself?
A: Not at all. That stuff is just for employers and private investigators.
B: I've tried it once - just to see what it said.
C: I prefer not to be arrested for a crime I didn't commit, so I check my background files regularly.
Which of the following would you like to see more of?
A: Tips on prevention of identity theft.
B: Information on criminal identity theft.
C: Information on financial identity theft.
D: Identity theft statistics.
E: Identity theft horror stories.
Please indicate your gender and age range.
This is just for fun - no personally identifying data is kept, stored or linked to you in any way!
A: I'm a female 18-34
B: I'm a female 35-50
C: I'm a female 50+
D: I'm a male 18-34
E: I'm a male 35-50
F: I'm a male 50+


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