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Briefly explain what identity theft and data theft crimes are?
Identity theft is when someone steals personal information from a person-such as social security number of passport-in an attempt to access and steal money or other items. Data theft is the taking of...
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What is data mining and how is it used in identity theft?
It extracts information quickly from the web, like cc#s, dobs, phone#s, ss#s, etc, before you have a chance to delete them with your safety button.
Also known as web mining.
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What is a data theft?
Data theft is a growing problem primarily perpetrated by office workers with access to technology such as desktop computers and hand-held devices capable of storing digital information such as flash...
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What is identity theft and identity fraud?
Identity fraud is when someone hacks into your computer, uses your credit cards, and steals personal information. (etc). Identity theft is actually stealing your identity to use credit cards (etc.),...
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How does identity theft affect teens?
Identity Theft is a serious issue! If a teenager has experienced this or an adult your first step is to file a police report with your local police station. Or go online, and file a report. Once this...