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NPR : ChoicePoint Security Breach - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4507687
The consumer data company ChoicePoint says a security breach last week will affect more than 140,000 people in all 50 states. The company is sending notices to individuals whose personal and financial details were accessed by thieves posing as businessmen. [2:40 streaming audio broadcast] |
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Smartmoney.com: Consumer Action: Your SS Number Is Just a Click Away - http://smartmoney.com/consumer/index.cfm?story=20050303
Long article expresses concerns that various county clerks are publishing their residents' personal documents online. Many examples of public figures' data that can be found are given. |
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NPR : Experts Urge Consumers to Act Against Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4511424
Georgia-based ChoicePoint Inc. is sending out letters to warn consumers their personal information has been stolen. But law enforcement officials say many more people need to be on guard for possible identity theft, after crooks got unauthorized access to information in ChoicePoint's databases. [3:37 streaming audio broadcast] |
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Smartmoney.com: Debt Management: The Secret Life of Your Social Security Number - http://smartmoney.com/debt/advice/index.cfm?story=ssn2004
Article by Aleksandra Todorova. "With Social Security-number (SSN)-only theft, oftentimes abusers have no intent of stealing anybody's good credit. They simply want the number so they can work and establish their own lines of credit — in their own name. In essence, two separate identities are created from one Social Security number." |
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NPR : Identity Theft in the International Arena - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4534021
NPR's Eric Weiner reports on European efforts to prevent the theft of sensitive personal data compiled by information collection companies. [4:33 streaming audio broadcast] |
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Bankrate.com - 14 Tips to Avoid Identity Theft - http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/advice/20030124b.asp
Suggestions from Frank Abagnale on reducing one's risk of identity theft. |
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NPR : Tips on Avoiding Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4502040
Michele Norris talks with Evan Hendricks, editor and publisher of Privacy Times and author of "Credit Scores and Credit Reports," about why people should be concerned about identity theft and what they can do to avoid it. [5:15 streaming audio broadcast] |
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NPR Talk of the Nation: How to Avoid Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4507484
How to protect your identity. [37:28 streaming audio broadcast] |
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NPR : Fighting Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4533534
Beth Givens, director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, discusses the recent spate of security breaches at consumer data banks. Computer hackers accessed consumer data at ChoicePoint and Lexis-Nexis. [4:20 streaming audio broadcast] |
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NPR : Tips to Avoid Internet Identity Theft, E-Mail Scams - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3845410
Criminals around the world are discovering tools that let them spy on hundreds of thousands of people over the Internet, and they're stealing credit card numbers, bank account passwords, and other sensitive information. NPR's Chris Arnold reports. [5:20 streaming audio broadcast] |
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Smartmoney.com: Debt Management: Stop! Thief! - http://smartmoney.com/debt/advice/index.cfm?story=idtheft2004
Article by Aleksandra Todorova. Steps to restoring your good name after becoming a victim of identity theft. |
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NPR : ID Thieves Target Children, Infants - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4532977
Even the youngest among us can be victims of identity theft. Seattle Times reporter Jolayne Houtz explains how, and why. John Brooke, a Seattle-area man, describes how his newborn became a target. [2:44 streaming audio broadcast] |
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NPR : Safeguarding the Data Brokerage Industry, Part I - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4533732
The data brokerage industry has come under intense scrutiny with the disclosure of two high-profile identity theft cases. NPR's Farai Chideya has a special report. [11:46 streaming audio broadcast] |
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NPR : Safeguarding the Data Brokerage Industry, Part II - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4533735
For a closer look at data brokers and what can be done to safeguard the industry from future fraud, NPR's Ed Gordon is joined by Robert O'Harrow Junior, a staff writer at The Washington Post and author of "No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society," and Florida Sen. Bill Nelson (D), who has championed legislation that would give the Federal Trade Commission more oversight over the data brokerage industry. [7:55 streaming audio broadcast] |
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NPR : Senate Mulls Measures to Combat Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4530813
The Senate Banking Committee considers possible regulations to battle the growing problem of identity theft. The most recent Federal Trade Commission survey found that 10 million Americans were the victims of some type of identity theft in one year. [3:40 streaming audio broadcast] |
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NPR : Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4508458
NPR's Madeleine Brand speaks with Gail Hillebrand about identity theft protection. Hillebrand is senior attorney for the Consumers Union, an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization. [3:52 streaming audio broadcast] |
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NPR : Congress Aims to Combat Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4534018
In the wake of recent scandals involving data collection companies like ChoicePoint and LexisNexis, Congress has begun pushing for greater personal identity safeguards. [3:12 streaming audio broadcast] |
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NPR : Information Companies and Identity Theft - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4532974
Recent data theft from information companies prompted hearings on Capitol Hill. Gail Hillebrand of Consumers Union tells Jacki Lyden what sort of personal data information companies such as Choicepoint and Lexis/Nexis collect -- and how they use it. [3:15 streaming audio broadcast] |
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Property Crime & Recovery Investigators of Alabama (PCRIA) - http://www.pcria.org
A unique organization that offers education to law enforcement, private sector loss prevention officers, bank fraud investigators, and corporate fraud investigators in the areas of property crime and identity theft in Alabama. |
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Identity Theft Security - http://www.identitytheftsecurity.com/
Empowering consumers with tips, resources, and tools to prevent becoming victims of identity theft. |