Yeah locking it just means nobody can open new lines of credit on the social security number. Then you can use multi factor authentication on the different bureau sites. You’ll need to lock it on all three… Which sucks.
It’s annoying, it’s stupid that we have to do this. But you gotta look out for yourself.
Just a friendly reminder to lock your credit.
I used to pull the product key stickers off parts we bought at my old job. Laptop bottom cover, with free windows 7 key. Every computer in my house is running Windows 11 pro, activated with a Windows 7 key, that was otherwise just going to get thrown away.
Those small form factor Dells have notoriously bad power supplies.
I meant freeze, which you should do.