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Maryland legislature passes law to help prevent child identity theft

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Dissent

Maryland lawmakers have approved a first-of-its-kind measure to enable parents to protect their children from having their credit damaged by identity theft.

The measure, which a spokeswoman for Gov. Martin O’Malley says he is likely to sign, will allow parents to take the step of freezing their child’s credit at any time.

Read more from Associated Press on WHTM.


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