Noah talks with Betsy Broder, Assistant Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection. She oversees the Identity Theft program, and talks about what steps people can take to protect themselves against this type of crime. (4:00)
More information on the web at http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft.
The FTC's ID Theft Hotline is 1-877-ID-THEFT.
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