It can prevent identity theft, where fraudsters apply for credit cards or buy goods using other people's names.这可以防止身份盗窃, 即防止骗子冒用他人姓名申请信用卡或购买商品。

Protecting yourself from identity theft is a matter of treating all your personal and financial documents as top secret information.要防止自己的身份被盗, 关键在于把自己的私人及财务文件看成绝密信息。