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Updated: 03/13/07 17:23:01

Worried about all those security breaches in the news lately: DSW shoes, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, Anthem Blue Cross...and others?

One way to stop ID theft before it happens: Freezing your credit file!

Today, Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and Treasurer Richard Cordray threw their support behind a new proposal in Columbus to help consumers.

It would allow Ohioans to put a lock on their credit file.