The other side of identity theft: not just a financial concern

ABSTRACT

With identity theft on the rise and the past history of legislation pertaining to it, it is important to look at recent updates and efforts to battle and handle this threat to society. Society needs to understand all realms of identity theft, how they occur, the protections and the rights they hold, and what their options are should they fall victim to this wave of crime. This paper looks at all of these issues and specifically focuses on the area of criminal record identity theft versus the more common financial identity theft.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.5 LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMPUTING
      K.5.0 General

General Terms:
Legal Aspects, Security

Keywords:
identity theft, information security