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The Golden Whistle
http://www.thegoldenwhistle.com/
Consumer provides information about ID theft and a glossary of terms related to the practice.

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.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Smartmoney.com: Identity Thieves Employ High-Tech Tactics
http://www.smartmoney.com/bn/index.cfm?story=20050307041120
Five of the latest high-tech forms of identity theft along with ways consumers can protect themselves.

Millersmiles.co.uk
http://www.millersmiles.co.uk/
Guide to avoiding online fraud and phishing scams.

Knowledge@Wharton - Do You Know Where Your Identity Is? Personal Data Theft Eludes Easy Remedies
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewArticle&id=1176
[Free registration required to view.] Stopping identity theft is a very complicated proposition. Here are some steps that are probably required to positively impact the privacy of personal data.

Lies, threats, a lost identity and the internet
http://www.toxicpink.net/
Chronicle of identity theft in blogs and cyberstalking. Includes tips on preventing online identity theft.

Identity Theft Security
http://www.identitytheftsecurity.com/
Empowering consumers with tips, resources, and tools to prevent becoming victims of identity theft.

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