CA offers 'insurance policies'

CA unveiled Thursday two free "insurance policies" with the purchase of its Internet Security Suite 2007. Under its identity theft policy, customers can receive up to $5,000 to cover lost wages, legal fees and correction to credit reporting information if their identities are compromised while running the CA software.

CA is also offering a virus protection policy with up to $1,500 when the Internet Security Suite 2007 is purchased. The policy covers technical support, repair services and hardware replacement if a person's PC or laptop fails while running the security software. The two insurance policies remain in place for a year after the suite's purchase and are valid in all states, except New York.

[georgescott]

Impossible to prove

It will be impossible to prove your information was take in a manner that the CA software is supposed to protect you from. It would cost more then $1500 to try to sue them to recover the $1500 guarantee.

Use IE for sites that will only support IE and use Firefox for the rest. Get a hardware firewall and don`t open attachments from your primary computer unless if you are competent to do so.

[chuck_whealton]

Re: Impossible to prove

I'd have to agree with you that this seems like one of those deals where any company offering any type of "insurance policy" like this would go out of their way to prove it was anything but their own fault.

Charles R. Whealton
Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com