Although Congress and the Senate were both busy at work this week introducing and passing laws aimed at reducing identity theft, there are still three glaring ways in which the federal government knowingly puts consumers at risk.

Having someone steal your identity might sound bad enough. But the latest trend involves thieves stealing both your identity and your house. Yep. Identity thieves can now steal your house out from right underneath you without you even knowing it.

Being technology dependent can greatly increase your risk of identity theft if you aren’t careful, but now it looks like technology can also offer you extra layers of identity theft protection.