I discovered what I think are pretty freaky facts. Did you know that 1 in 30 college students loses his or her identity? 69% of identity theft offenses are committed by a friend or aquaintance. Scary. I am all freaked out now about someone I know and trust being a thief. I think I am being pretty smart (now) about monitoring my credit but I have also started being more careful in general. I shred all of my mail now - especially credit applications and items that have personal data on them. My driver's license does not have my Social Security number on it. I have also started keeping my personal  files - like my passport, birth certificate, and whatnot locked up. My roommate is cool but who knows about the folks that sort of wander in and out of our room.