Identity Theft : The Internet Connection.

Reviews Internet-based identity theft and related issues, including FTC definition and prevalence of identity theft, tips for avoiding identity theft, incidents of personally identifiable information (PII) security breaches at ChoicePoint, Bank of America, and LexisNexis, and "phishing" sc...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Computers. Crime. Internet. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews Internet-based identity theft and related issues, including FTC definition and prevalence of identity theft, tips for avoiding identity theft, incidents of personally identifiable information (PII) security breaches at ChoicePoint, Bank of America, and LexisNexis, and "phishing" scam involving use of authentic-looking e-mails and Internet sites to fraudulently acquire PII. Also examines existing identity theft law and Congressional initiatives.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.