Identity Theft Soars… Is the Internet to blame?
Identity theft reaches new heights thanks to new technologies, light penalties and widespread publicity.
From computers and consoles to fridges and faxes, technology has progressively occupied more and more facets of everyday life. The Internet has become prevalent in today’s technology-driven world and it is estimated that one billion people will utilise this technology by 2005. (http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article637.asp) Consequently, with such vast technological advancements and such large Internet user increments, fraud, including identity theft, has also increased dramatically. In fact, 204,000 fraud complaints were filed in 2001 (double the number filed in 2000) and of the 204,000 filed, 42% were reports of identity theft. (http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/15965.html) Although the obvious reason behind this rise was due to the implication and development of the Internet, many people, including Dana Blankenhorn of......
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