Editorial Policy

How I Test

Thirty days minimum before I write anything, and in practice most services here have been running on my accounts for longer. Thirty days tells you whether the alerts are real. Six months tells you whether the pricing stays honest after the intro period ends.

Every subscription is paid for myself. No vendor comp, no review copies, no early access in exchange for favorable coverage. If something oversold what it does, that goes in the review.

What These Reviews Can and Can't Tell You

I can only tell you what I've tried and what happened. My threat situation in Charlotte, NC is different from yours. My parents' situation is different from mine. Take what's useful and leave the rest. These are not professional assessments, they're documented personal observations.

No identity protection service prevents fraud. They catch it earlier. That's a real benefit, but it's a different benefit than the marketing sometimes implies. I try to say that clearly in every review.

Affiliate Relationships

Some links here are affiliate links. If you sign up through one, I earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The commission doesn't change how I rate a service. A service that failed to alert on something real during my testing gets an honest review regardless of whether it pays a referral fee.

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