Publishers Clearing House has joined a group of federal, state and local organizations and national advocacy groups to help launch the fifth annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), Feb. 2-8, 2003, to highlight consumer protection and education efforts. This year's theme, "Information Security: Putting the Pieces Together," focuses on practical steps consumers and businesses can take to manage their personal and sensitive information wisely and help minimize its misuse.
Organizers of this year's National Consumer Protection Week are the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (NACAA), the National Consumers League (NCL), AARP, the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), and the Federal Consumer Information Center (FCIC).
Publishers Clearing House is proud to be a partner in sharing the message of the fifth annual National Consumer Protection Week campaign. We believe that Online safety is the responsibility of everyone who uses a computer and Publishers Clearing House encourages everyone to take a good look at the security of their personal information, online or off. The good news is that securing our computers is largely a matter of routine maintenance. For consumers or business people, strong passwords, firewalls and up-to-date anti-virus software can go a long way toward protecting the important personal or business information on our computers.
For more information about National Consumer Protection Week visit the NCPW website at www.consumer.gov/ncpw.
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