 TITLE: How to Protect Your Identity While Shopping Online CONTENT: Protect Yourself, Protect Your Credit\n-------------------------------------\nWhether you've been a victim of identity theft or are trying to protect your sensitive data, it's always smart to monitor your credit for unauthorized activity. There's a lot you can do to minimize your risk, including various types of credit and identity monitoring. Experian has an Identity Theft Monitoring program that's free for the first month and automatically monitors changes to your credit report, in addition to scanning the dark web for your information to ensure it hasn't been stolen.\nCredit fraud and identity theft can be quite a hassle to clean up, so save yourself the trouble and do what you can to prevent it in the first place. END