Sony's promise of a year's free identity theft protection has been fulfilled, with PSN users having their asses covered from today onwards. At least in the United States. Sony is still working out the details for international customers.
"AllClear ID PLUS is a premium identity protection service that uses advanced technology to deliver alerts to help keep you safe," said the company. "The service also provides identity theft insurance coverage and hands-on help from expert fraud investigators. Sony has arranged, at no charge to eligible PlayStation®Network and Qriocity account holders, for twelve months of this service to be provided by Debix to those who choose to enroll."
To get your protection, go to this page and input the email address associated with your PSN account.
Of all Sony's attempts to make up for the PSN security breach, I think this is the most appreciated step, the one that goes "beyond the call of duty," as it were. Sony could have gotten away without going this far, I reckon, but the fact it did was a pretty neat move. What do you reckon?
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8:40 AM on 05.26.2011 | 
Considering little to no proper reports of card details actually being abused due to the PSN hacking, this is well beyond the call of duty.
Like "Here, this covers anything that may happen because of our fuck up, AND anything that may happen outside of our fuck up in your own life."
Awesome.
Look forward to getting the UK system set up, they have said that they can sort this for us, but no actual sign up details yet.
Just kidding. This is alright, for sure. I personally think that every online service should have some sort of COMPLIMENTRY ID theft protocol, instead of charging on top of your subscription, but hey, at least they're trying.
Seems to me like the only appropriate step, as it actually goes toward ameliorating the damage done, as opposed to seeking to appease users.
Shut up, you're a tool.
[url]https://www.allclearid.com/sony[/url]
The first twelve months of the service will be free
Terms and Conditions Section 7
If a third party has procured the Premium Service on your behalf, your subscription will terminate at the end of the term specified during registration, unless you opt to re-enroll
The Sofik way.
if true then okay, but all those websites list that it's very limited offer.
It clearly says, you have until June 28th, 2011 TO ENROLL. As in, sign-up, get-going, all-in, charge full steam ahead... Or, do trolls just get used to sitting under bridges so much that they are not used to moving anywhere?
https://www.allclearid.com/sony
The words, pot & kettle spring to mind.
sigh. You know, it doesn't hurt to think before you type.
Sofik88 I don't know what your going on about but everything is pretty clear on those sites.. If your whining about them only giving people til June 28th, instead of longer, offers expiration dates all the time, live with it. Its not like either company REALLY has to do anything other then tell customers to be protected, any way.
The original freecreditreport.com band was way better. Amirite?