Identity Cops Inc. received a third grant from the Maine Technology Institute this week.
“Once again, MTI has clearly indicated they believe we have something important here,” said ID Cops President Rebecca Weinstein. “We have been approved for funding each time we applied. A team of experts in the field read these applications; their support just further strengthens our confidence in our product and the need for it in the marketplace,” continued Weinstein.
Identity Cops is a cutting-edge company tackling a very serious and growing problem, identity theft. The unique patent pending PrivacyProBot technology searches hundreds of electronic databases you cannot get to alone. It finds information that may invade your privacy and lead to identity theft – information you did not know was out there! It then notifies you and provides options to fix the problem, before more harm is done. No other product or service offers the comprehensive identity theft and privacy detection, protection, and recovery of PrivacyProBot.
“This grant funding will be used to complete patent and trademark work. We applied for a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark office in 2000. The process has gone well and we believe we are very close to being awarded our patent,” stated Weinstein. “Our technology is important. Identity theft is a serious and growing problem, and we have the only prevention technology on the market. That is significant,” said Justin Page, vice president of technology, computer criminologist, and the builder of the PrivacyProBot technology.
Identity Cops Inc. is currently partnering with corporate clients and the technology can be adapted for co-branding and licensing to protect any business or institution, private or governmental, that collects and stores private information and may be vulnerable to identity theft attacks. The technology is also available to the general public through a subscription service at www.identitycops.com. Additionally, a team of highly skilled experts offers individualized prevention and recovery services for customers with more comprehensive needs.
The Maine Technology Institute was created by the Legislature in 1999 to encourage, promote, stimulate and support research and development activity leading to the commercialization of new products and services in the state’s technology-intensive industrial sectors. “This funding from MTI will be very helpful, but perhaps even more importantly it is a message about our company and what we offer we know we have objective support,” said Weinstein.
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