Identity theft is a crime that occurs when an individual uses your personal information such as your Social Security number, name or credit card number without your permission. The thieve will use your information to commit fraud and other types of crimes. Identity theft is a serious crime.
Each year over nine million Americans have their identities stolen. Someone you know may have been a victim of identity theft. Recently, there was a story in a nationally syndicated magazine that told the frightening story of how one woman almost lost her four children because of identity theft.
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Comments (0) Posted on Monday, April 28th, 2008
Most sites on the web are at least faintly familiar with the implementation of legal regulations related to their sites. Most, however, have never heard of the California Catch-22.
Most sites tend to view complying with legal regulations as a somewhat amorphous subject. You know you are supposed to do something, but are not particularly sure why or what to do. This leads to the rather humorous situation where many sites have terms and conditions that are completely inapplicable the what they are doing and also look startlingly similar to terms and conditions found on other sites. One might even imagine a bit of “cut and paste” was going on, but who am I to say!
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Comments (0) Posted on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
What do you normally use as a login name or nickname when you register for an online service? Many people use a number or a keyword that is easy to remember and the easiest thing to remember is obviously your own name. However, your own name is the last thing you should use for any kind of login details and the same rule applies when you choose an e-mail address.
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Comments (0) Posted on Monday, January 7th, 2008