Identity Theft Protection

IDShield

IDShield is a subscription identity-theft protection service that monitors identity, credit, online activity, and selected personal-information sources for alerts. It also provides identity-restoration assistance through licensed private investigators and includes cybersecurity and device-protection tools in its plans.

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Device fit

Supported platforms

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Capabilities can differ across platforms. Check the official plan and device requirements.

Before you subscribe

Free-plan availability

No ongoing free plan was verified; listed plans are paid.

Official product and FAQ pages describe paid monthly or annual memberships and do not identify a permanent free plan. The reviewed pages also do not state a free trial.

Listed features

From the linked official sources

  • Identity, SSN, dark-web, social-media, public-records, court-records, address-change, and reputation monitoring with alerts
  • Continuous credit monitoring and alerts, with 1- or 3-bureau options depending on the selected plan
  • Full identity-restoration support with dedicated licensed private investigators and 24/7 emergency assistance
  • Privacy and cybersecurity tools including PrivacyCheck/data-broker removal support, VPN protection, password manager, and malware/ransomware protection
  • Mobile app access plus web account access for member services and monitoring

What the facts offer

Strengths

  • Combines identity and credit monitoring with full-service restoration support from licensed private investigators.
  • Plans include a broad set of monitoring and device-protection features, including dark-web monitoring, VPN, password management, and malware/ransomware protection.

Check the trade-offs

Things to consider

  • The service is subscription-based; the official pages reviewed do not present a permanent free plan.
  • Credit monitoring scope varies by plan: customers choose one- or three-bureau monitoring, and the page does not provide one uniform bureau level for every plan.

Sources & verification

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