Intelius helps vets safeguard personal data

I'm always intrigued by companies that jump on a news story, and I have to say that Intelius has successfully done just that. Earlier this week, we learned that 26.5 million veterans have had their personal identification information placed at risk due to a burglary at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs . In response to this, Intelius is offering veterans its proactive identity theft prevention service, IDWatch, for a steeply discounted rate for a one-year contract.

CEO Naveen Jain is always charismatic and clever (remember the Infospace debacle when Jain and other top execs took investors on a wild ride and then surprisingly resigned in tandem?), but this time I actually think he's providing meaningful assistance to men and women who don't get enough recognition for their service to our country.

-posted by Rachel