I am currently working on my literature review for class. I am going through various readings and just finished a great article titled "Mastering the Dark Arts of Cyberspace: A Quest for Sound Internet Safety Policies" by Harry Valetk, which was published in Standford Technology Law Review. A large portion of the paper talks about online privacy and identity theft. This really got me thinking how easy it is for a criminal to steal your identity. The article talks about how criminals can use sites such as http://www.anybirthday.com/ to find out your name, birthday and even address! How scary is that?! As well, sites like this, is just asking for people to have stalkers!! The Internet can really be a scary and creepy place!! I really wonder what goes through someones mind that makes them think that cyber stalking, identity theft, any crime really, is a good idea?
How many times do you go to school, dentist, doctor, banks, loan offices, etc and give them your name, date of birth, Social Security Number, etc??? It would be so easy for these people to take this information and go online and begin their fraud against you. Not to mention, those tech savvy people who can find your SSN and other personal information just using open source searches?? Be careful people!
I am careful, but it's hard. Even when you try not to give your SSN on some forms, and you KNOW it's not absolutely required, the dr's office insists that you do...
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