Customer Ratings & Reviews

Honestly I feel that this is a great product for what it is. I've had this in the past and signed up again for a 1 user 1 year subscription. Yes they obtain a lot of information from you that is questionable on how they retain the info, but they also provide you with information that you may care to know that you didn't know, such as data breaches and if your information was leaked anywhere that may prompt you to change and or update your information due to it. For example, I have a reported protection score of 506 out of 1000, which is rated as "fair" but is honestly pretty bad. This means that my login information is leaked to a degree, and I know what they are already because I've received emails from these institutions already too (such as Wendy's and Dropbox). You can view the breaches detected based on your email address which shows the websites breached or compromised as well as if your password was exposed. However, all you can do about it is update your password really to protect yourself now from this point in time. It's good information to have and know, so that you can wipe yourself off the internet where you want it to be, and not let people have information that you never wanted them to have. Some websites shown you may not even recognize, but your email was used on there, so you can take care of these if you feel the need to. The point of this privacy and identity guard is to guard your information and let you know what you may not have known.

You hear constantly about cyber security issues going on with big companies. It often makes you think how safe your information is if things like this are going on, even with local law enforcement agencies. Well, McAfee has made it easier to constantly monitor your personal information in real-time, and instant notifications. I decided to give McAfee a try, as I have previously used their different services in the past. The activation was extremely simple. You download the software, enter you key code, and some personal information. You'll be running a scan of your information almost immediately. I was amazed at how detailed the information provided was. I was able to make a few password changes to my most vulnerable accounts immediately after being notified of possibly compromised accounts. To be on the safe side, I run a scan on a daily basis. You can never be too safe. It is definitely a great tool to have, and definitely worth the money. Keep your personal information secure, and know when you have been compromised. I would recommend McAfee Privacy and Identity Guard to anyone.

Interesting bit of software. It comes in handy to be able to cross check your information and find out if it has been compromised. There are a few companies that offer the same service. I like the interface but I was not to thrilled about them asking for my credit card information to sign up for a service so that they can charge me when I eventually forget to cancel before the trial period is over. Pro's: I like that this is web based and I didn't have to install anything on a pc or my phone. The variety of things that it covers if you are comfortable enough to provide the company with your private information. They say they check the darkweb for any of your information that you provide them. It is easy to use. Con's: This might not be a con but if you think you have a compromised system then I am not sure if inputting your personal information into it to have them do their thing to check for you is kind of suspect to me. The point system for adding your information into their system for them to keep track of your information is a bit weird to me. The point of them checking and not receiving any alert of follow up to what they are doing is a bit off to me as well. Outside of that it okay. Not sure if I would recommend this to someone.

I watched 60 Minutes a few years ago, and the head of FBI Cybersecurity was asked, “What are the chances that [a foreign country] has my social security number?” The FBI agent answered, “There’s a 110% chance that [a foreign country] has your social security number!” If that doesn’t motivate you to take some necessary steps towards protecting yourself, nothing will. One of the credit monitoring companies offers identity protection that’s really good, but it’s $25 dollars per month. Enter McAfee Privacy and Identity Guard. This program offers a comprehensive package of programs to protect your identity from Dark Web malefactors. My personal favorite is Personal Data Cleanup. This program scans 40 high risk data broker sites for your personal data. If your information is found on these sites you can either contact them, or have McAfee contact them and ask them to remove it. As a retired law enforcement officer, it’s invaluable to have my data scrubbed from those sites. A few sites will not display your address, but the names of family members as well. ID Monitoring will alert you if your information is found on the Dark Web. It’ll give you a head start towards protecting your credit so you can contact the three credit monitoring agencies. This is a comprehensive protection package. I lock my credit when I’m not looking to apply for a loan or a new credit card. Protecting your identity is something people should take seriously. This Privacy and Identity Guard from McAfee is a great place to start.

After a recent fraudulent unemployment claim was made at my current place of work, I’ve definitely been interested in finding out what of my info is out there and how can I further protect and clear it. I had high hopes for this McAfree personal identity guard software, but I’m concerned for my privacy further and maybe the in process items to clear will clear and I can give a better score, but as of now, I’m just concerned. It asks a bunch of info and walks you through the process of learning where and when breaches have occurred and recommendations to fix them. The more info you add, the more you find out about what info of yours is out there. They can also remove personal info trackers that have your family’s names and , previous and current living, location, age, phone numbers and more. That currently is “in process” since acquiring the app a few weeks ago. So my concern lies with the fine print about how the company use the data they collect and use for relevant advertising and third party collaboration on products but I want less of my info out there, not more. I also made a password unique to this product just a few weeks ago and I received a password notification that that password was found in a data leak. I have a one year subscription so I will continue to test this over time with info I feel safe volunteering. I also would recommend a extra layer of security getting into the app and my info. I just don’t feel that safe with software and that my info is protected securely.

Doesn't give you all the sites that have breached your info to the dark web, and or other breaches. For the 99.99 costper year the info given per site breach is more minimal in my opinion. It doesn't say what all was released, you just assume most all your login credentials and possibly debit/credit card by each website named in the breach report. Although Macfee doesn't mention all this. I do use Mcafee on my desktop and laptop for extra protection from maleware. It does work pretty well for the price and is easy to use and navigate,it also gets frequent updates. After using this for a week, I don't think I could recommend it for the 99.99 a year cost per PC or device. I do highly suggest changing your password and a strong one at that before spending extra on this type of software. The extra effort on your part does go a long way, when it comes to security against hacking... I've never used this type of software for identity theft monitoring and after this I don't plan to as well. Just simply be smart with changing frequently your passwords and using very strong ones to boot.

Good protection item for your desk top. Easy to install.

Right off the start, this had me start with my email address and it already was showing some hits and breaches. I was surprised at how many showed. But why I am giving 1 star right now. For me, I went to input some info like name, birth, address. This would not let me continue to the next step as it has the country grayed out and would not let me select country to verify. I believe this kept me from being able to continue. This was under the check for your exposed data task. This to me is a big deal as this is what this software is supposed to do, and I can't get past this part. But that said, you can add a lot of info to monitor from your license number, SSN, tax id and a lot more. You can set up how you want to receive those notifications via email or text. I just wished this was more user friendly like I mentioned above that this would not let me select my country so I could not let this do my data cleanup. Because of this, I was not impressed with this software. This was probably just something that is a one off, but enough for me to not recommend this.

Don't trust McAfee, they are a disgusting company. I have had McAfee in the past and they planted a trojan in your computer after you uninstall it to make artificial problems! This company needs to burn for their BS. Don't buy their products. Ever!