The Identity Guard Review that the Company Tried to Block

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Video Timestamps
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0:00 - This Identity Guard Review is Not Sponsored
0:54 - Proactive vs Reactive Monitoring
1:39 - What Does Identity Guard Do?
4:18 - Identity Guard Mobile App
4:35 - Can You Trust Identity Guard and Aura?
6:16 - What Identity Guard DOESN'T Do
7:16 - Why I Can't Recommend Identity Guard
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The only thing that makes this YouTube channel work is if you can trust me to give you unbiased thoughts and opinions on the products I use. This is practically impossible to do when a company like IdentityGuard mandates that I send all my content to them to review first.

As you'll see in this IdentityGuard review, I actually liked the product. It worked well and was easy to use as an identity monitoring service. However, in the process of doing this review, IdentityGuard tried to stop me from publishing. In a small way, they tried to blackmail me with the affiliate relationship (and commission $$$), and that was all I needed to see.

I do not recommend IdentityGuard or Aura as a company, even though I genuinely like the product. Feel free to use them if you want to, and I will keep my positive review here, but I will no longer be promoting them.