Mary Peterson: Take steps against identity theft

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Mary Peterson, who is an attorney with the law firm Rath, Young & Pignatelli in Montpelier. In addition to private practice, she has served as commissioner at the Vermont Department of Taxes, on the Way & Means Committee of the Vermont House of Representatives, and as a local official.
Nearly half of all Americans had their personal information exposed through the breach at the giant credit bureau Equifax. This is just the latest major breach, a