New AVG suite defends your digits
Sunday, July 31, 2011
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AVG Premium Security 2011 adds two identity
protection features to
the AVG Internet Security interface for helping
you protect your personal data.
(Credit: Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET)
A new suite from AVG called Premium Security introduces one new
feature that AVG Antivirus Free and AVG Internet Security lack: identity
protection. AVG Premium Security 2011, available only to people in the United
States and United Kingdom, includes a new personal data protection feature
called Identity Alert.
The feature is a direct response to the interests of AVG customers,
said the company's ambassador of free products, Tony Anscombe. "Identity
on the PlayStation Network highlights it perfectly," he said. "Ninety-four million
people were affected by the hacks, and the information was hosted on servers in
Japan. This is a global problem."
Once registered for the service, it will warn you when your personal data such
as e-mail address, telephone number, Social Security or National Insurance
number, and credit card numbers are revealed on the Internet. It also includes
a service that advises you on how to restore anonymity to your personal data,
should it become compromised.
The Identity Alert service guards your e-mail,
Social Security or National
Insurance, credit card, and phone number.
Social Security or National
Insurance, credit card, and phone number.
recognized service
," although he would not reveal which company had licensed their
technology to AVG, only that they were based out of either the
U.S. or the U.K. Users familiar with either of AVG's security products
might have to look twice at the revised interface, which simply inserts
the "Identity Alert" option as one extra choice among many.
AVG Premium Security 2011 retails for $69.99 and does not come
with a trial version. As a point of comparison, AVG Internet Security
2011 retails for $54.99, although it's currently $43.99 from CNET Download.com.
However, the peace of mind an identity tracker provides is probably
worth the annual cost to those who've had personal data theft problems.
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