Tuesday, April 19, 2005
USATODAY.com - That insecure feeling ...: "On Tuesday, data broker LexisNexis revealed that information about 310,000 people may have been taken by thieves using stolen passwords."
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
News-Leader.com | Columnists | Sarah Overstreet | Victim of identity theft gets caught up in frustrating legal maze: "Some of the credit card companies cooperated with Lisa and police, and some didn't. 'I've had credit card companies tell me there was no paperwork available because it was done online. They wouldn't even give it to police, with a subpoena. I asked the credit companies why they don't prosecute, and they said it's not worth it to pay a lawyer, sending a person there, paying for the hotel, etc. People know this.'
The credit reporting bureaus weren't cooperative, either. 'You can't talk to anybody on the phone,' Lisa says. 'You have to send certified mail and dispute what's on there. Under the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, they have 30 days to prove the charges or remove them. But I've been doing this since February 2004, and only one credit report out of three is right yet. You can complain to the Federal Trade Commission, but I've tried twice and they've not responded.'
Maybe they've got their hands full.
'It's pretty scary,' says Greene County Assistant Prosecutor Bryan Berry, who is prosecuting the case. 'Experts say it's getting to be not just a matter of if you'll be the victim of identity theft, but when.'"
The credit reporting bureaus weren't cooperative, either. 'You can't talk to anybody on the phone,' Lisa says. 'You have to send certified mail and dispute what's on there. Under the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, they have 30 days to prove the charges or remove them. But I've been doing this since February 2004, and only one credit report out of three is right yet. You can complain to the Federal Trade Commission, but I've tried twice and they've not responded.'
Maybe they've got their hands full.
'It's pretty scary,' says Greene County Assistant Prosecutor Bryan Berry, who is prosecuting the case. 'Experts say it's getting to be not just a matter of if you'll be the victim of identity theft, but when.'"
ABC News: Kids, Infants Fall Victim to Identity Theft: "'No one's going to check their child's credit history,' said his father, Jon Hayes. 'We're always checking our own to make sure that everything is fine for us. But no one's gonna check your child's credit history to make sure it's safe and OK.'"
Tallahassee Democrat | 04/01/2005 | Convergys at center of identity-theft suit: "Susan Carver of Tallahassee, who works in the Department of Environmental Protection, accused Convergys of being negligent in hiring, retaining and supervising the People First payroll worker who answered state workers' questions on a telephone help line."
Saturday, April 02, 2005
EWORLDWIRE PRESS RELEASE distribution, WRITING, and EDGAR FILING Service: "'Anyone who champions privacy rights is fighting the wrong war,' Siciliano concluded. 'People think they want their finances to be private, but what they really want is to know their finances are safe. If we enact protections against identity theft, we will have safeguarded American consumers' finances from crooks. Then we must address the fear of the protection.'"
