IDShield Privacy Report

IDShield is the top-rated identity theft protection service for privacy due to its encryption methods, authentication, and history free of security breaches. Its biggest drawback is that the company keeps users’ IP addresses, but it doesn’t share this information with advertisers.
Encryption
In Transit | Yes |
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At rest? | Yes |
All network communications and capabilities? | Yes |
Security Updates
Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? | No |
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Product available to use during updates? | Yes |
Passwords
Mandatory password? | Yes |
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Two-Factor authentication? | Yes |
Multi-Factor authentication? | Yes |
Vulnerability Management
Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities? | IDShield@legalshield.com |
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Bug bounty program? | No |
Privacy Policy
Link | https://www.idshield.com/privacy-policy |
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Specific to device? | No |
Readable? | Yes |
What data they log | Name, address, payment information, social security number, and social insurance number in Canada, information about transactions, interactions, and communicates with IDShield or affiliates, IP address, and cookies |
What data they don’t log | n/a |
Can you delete your data? | Yes, though some types of data are exempt |
Third-party sharing policies | Does not share with advertisers, buy shares with affiliates |
Surveillance
Log camera device/ app footage | n/a |
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Log microphone device/ app | n/a |
Location tracking device/ app | No |
Parental Controls
Are there parental controls? | Family plans available to cover up to 10 children |
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Company History
Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? | No |
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Did they do anything to fix it? | n/a |
Additional Security Features
Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? | n/a |
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