According to ChoicePoint's top security executive, the company has made significant progress in repairing gaps that led to a high-profile identity theft last year that led to the potential exposure of personal information of 145,000 people.

Compliance and privacy officer Carol DiBattiste said ChoicePoint has taken steps such as restricting the sale of Social Security and driver's license numbers, and requiring on-site visits for new business prospects.

In fact, one of the company's most vocal critics supports the corrective steps ChoicePoint is taking towards better securing personal data. Chris Hoofnagle, senior council for the Electronic Privacy Information Center recently said that the company "has done a lot to fix the problems from the security breach last year."

Specifically referencing ChoicePoint's restriction on selling Social Security numbers, Hoofnagle said, "Companies that haven't had the spotlight ChoicePoint endured aren't doing that. But people are going elsewhere for that information."

ChoicePoint's efforts aren't hurting the company either - second quarter net profits were up slightly from the same time last year, with a posting of $36.4 million vs. $36.3 million.