The third annual nationwide Protect Your Identity Week will be observed Oct. 17-23, a joint project of the Council of Better Business Bureaus and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.

More than 150 free events are being offered across the country, including workshops, credit report reviews, document shredding and safe disposal of mobile phones and computer equipments, the organizations said.

Websites at www.protectyouridnow.org and www.cuidesidentidad.org offer consumer advice on identity theft and breaches as well as a quiz to determine personal risk of identity theft and daily blogs from McAfee consultant Robert Siciliano, an expert on ID theft.

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