Until recently (and after more than 5 years of defeating challenges) Safety-Zones^® was the only solution to identity theft known to us, as it puts the main controls in the hands of the account holder where they rightfully belong. However, at the point of expecting a patent, the USPTO has now sent us an application that predates our own with many of our features (but to be used in a different way). We are therefore, very reluctantly, abandoning any further action on this application. Whether this form of information and identity theft protection will every be used remains to be seen. This website will remain as a public service until there is an effective solution to this problem.