[Dataloss] fringe follow-up: Police Say LifeLock Coerced Unusable Confession from Identity Theft Suspect

[security curmudgeon]

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From: Paul Ferguson <fergdawg at netzero.net>

Via Threat Level.

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A man who stole the identity of LifeLock co-founder Todd Davis won't face 
criminal charges, police say, because LifeLock stepped in before the 
police could finish investigating the crime and coerced the suspect into 
making a videotaped confession that isn't admissible in court.

Davis, you'll recall, publishes his Social Security number on LifeLock's 
web site and in the company's TV commercials to demonstrate how effective 
the company is in protecting the identity of its customers. Back in June I 
disclosed that Davis himself had become a victim of identity theft after 
someone used his Social Security number to obtain a $500 loan. The news 
only added to the scrutiny and criticism the company was already facing 
over the questionable background of its other founder Robert Maynard, Jr., 
who subsequently resigned amid that other controversy.

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More:
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/07/police-say-life.html