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  • Europeans to Receive Identity Theft Protection As Well

    After Sony announced that US PSN gamers would be receiving ID theft protection, European users were feeling a bit left out. Today, those feelings from Europeans of being on the outside and looking in will all change. Sony has announced that they have partnered with Affinion International Limited, a leader in identity protection products, to provide ID theft protection programs to European PSN gamers. This program is applicable for the UK, France, Spain, Italy and Germany. For countries not covered by this particular program, Sony is still searching for ID theft protection companies to partner with.


    Last week we informed you that we would be liaising with providers of identity theft protection plans following the malicious attack on PlayStation Network throughout our region. We are now in a position to provide you with actual details of the programme for current PlayStation Network and Qriocity consumers in UK, France, Spain, Italy and Germany.


    As I have explained previously, identifying such programmes for the many countries within the SCEE region is a very complicated process. Each country has a different way of handling identity theft; whilst some offer relatively sophisticated services, others may not. Therefore, we must stress that this is an ongoing process which will see new identity theft protection programmes identified where possible.



    That said, we are pleased to advise that Affinion International Limited, a leader in identity protection products in Europe, will be offering a comprehensive service that covers a significant proportion of PSN users free of charge for the first 12 months.
    Affinion International Limited will be offering the following identity theft protection service and insurance through their fraud protect programme for the UK, France, Spain, Italy and Germany.
    The fraud protect proposition cover three key areas:*
    Personal Information protection

    • Monitoring and Alerting Service
    • Personal Information Protection Software

    Help / Assistance and guidance

    • Dedicated helpline
    • Victim of Fraud support

    Financial Protection

    • Insurance that covers the expenses incurred in identity restoration following identity fraud
    • Card Monitoring and Alerting Service

    We are still working to identify similar services for those countries not covered by this offering, and this will depend on reputable businesses offering appropriate services. As such, we promise to keep you updated on progress right here on PlayStation.Blog.
    We will provide you with information on how to contact Affinion shortly about this service.


    Please note that PSN customers under the age of 18 are advised to consult their parent or guardian.


    *For information as to the terms and conditions of Affinion International Limited’s programme please visit:
    UK – www.fraudprotect.co.uk
    France – www.fraudprotect.fr
    Italy – www.fraudprotect.it
    Germany – www.fraudprotect.de
    Spain – www.fraudprotect.es


    * For eligibility for fraud protect consumers must be 18+ and be an account holder on 20 April 2011.
    Source: EU PS Blog
    Comments 11 Comments
    1. itzViolence's Avatar
      itzViolence -
      finally! (even when i dont need it though lol)
    1. ISOHaven-PSG's Avatar
      ISOHaven-PSG -
      This was already known a week ago when Sony first announced it.

      Good for those that want it. I'll pass though. These protection services are more of a PITA then anything else.
    1. itzViolence's Avatar
      itzViolence -
      Quote Originally Posted by ISOHaven View Post
      This was already known a week ago when Sony first announced it.

      Good for those that want it. I'll pass though. These protection services are more of a PITA then anything else.
      Nah, not for europe..?

      I'm just happy that Sony cares at least a little bit about EU
    1. ISOHaven-PSG's Avatar
      ISOHaven-PSG -
      Quote Originally Posted by Feierfox View Post
      Nah, not for europe..?

      I'm just happy that Sony cares at least a little bit about EU
      Yes even for Europe.

      http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/...tion-offering/

      That was posted on 5/6. 11 days ago.
    1. kerengek's Avatar
      kerengek -
      so what does this means? we cant play online?
    1. dulal's Avatar
      dulal -
      Quote Originally Posted by kerengek View Post
      so what does this means? we cant play online?
      Sorry not being rude but your joking when u said that right anyway i think you did. It means that just like America Europe will also receive the identity theft protection which is to prevent what just happened earlier and ofcourse Europe will get online or play online or have psn
    1. dulal's Avatar
      dulal -
      people doesnt read **** now days
    1. Thorn's Avatar
      Thorn -
      australia is left out yet again
    1. Pwen Brady's Avatar
      Pwen Brady -
      canada is left out as usual, guess we dont exist or matter.
    1. windi-PSG's Avatar
      windi-PSG -
      If feeling left out, can think the other way, why they planned it just for US? Maybe because the whole thing seems like a technically unnecessary advertisement trick, to make some dumb americans feel better "wow we have Identify Theft Protection Service now we won't be hacked!!" lol. Does xbox live have anything silly like this? No, and they haven't gotten hacked and their customer information is still secure. If Sony learned their lesson and fixed the system for real this time, there shouldn't be need for any additional service like this. I admit additional services are good in the PC world though, like ID device used in blizzard games where keyloggers are a problem.
    1. satanrules666-PSG's Avatar
      satanrules666-PSG -
      they are guna give this futile attempt to win peoples support to everyone

      and the personality theft protection to everyone

      yet never telling us how good it is how it works theres prob someone out there right now trying to be me good luck to them

      ild like to think even xbox live is safe but no they have prob been hacked before atleast you dont get false promises and crap from them atleast from microsoft you get the whole truth

      and hey there scene is a million times better than this one

      A. you don't get emails from **** dissing your name
      B.you don't get o us cfw devs hate you pirating scum and btw we are stealing ya credit card info and thanks for the court case money
      C. you hardly ever get people bashing you mmm they must have waay more respect
      D.comodore forever rules and tells us exsactly what the protection on games does and he works so hard that we even get the cfw/for xbox 360 dvd drives waay before anything comes out here and if it does come out here we will all download it and have fights over something so trivial as piracy which by they way we all get blaimed for and a half truth about it

      i dont care if what i say gets me banned from here psx scene is a f load better and its sad because grandy is awesome but the other d**ks here are not the ones that bash me for an apinion of truth and because i give there comments criticism which instead of growing from and learning have a massive revenge rage attack on me about it

      seriously hate me then you can go suck a big **** zombmods

      and a big **** you to the devs that made it all turn to **** math e ewww into the toilet

      and geoscam and every other egotistical think there god like homos

      **** this scene
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