{"id":7243,"date":"2023-10-13T18:33:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T18:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=7243"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:26:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:26:11","slug":"what-is-credit-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/privacy-and-safety\/what-is-credit-monitoring","title":{"rendered":"What is credit monitoring (and should you do it)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Building credit is important for making major financial decisions in the future. However, online criminals will take great measures to try and steal your private credit information, which can harm your credit score. Signing up for a credit monitoring service can help you keep track of your credit score, but is it worth the money? 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