RSS FEED Tracking Someone Using LifeLock

[BruceSchneier]

Someone opened a LifeLock account in his ex-wife's name, and used the service to track her bank accounts, credit cards, and other financial activities.

The article is mostly about how appalling LifeLock was about this, but I'm more interested in the surveillance possibilities. Certainly the FBI can use LifeLock to surveil people with a warrant. The FBI/NSA can also collect the financial data of every LifeLock customer with a National Security Letter. But it's interesting how easy it was for an individual to open an account for another individual.

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