Identity Theft : Trends and Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fraud.

Information services.

Law enforcement.

Robbery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (31 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 10-R4-0599b in the 2010 issue.

Provides definition and legislative history of Federal identity theft laws. Analyzes current trends in identity theft, including prevalent identity theft-related crimes, Federal agencies involved in combating identity theft, and trends in identity theft complaints and prosecutions. Discusses relationship between data breaches and identity theft and possible impact of the FTC identity theft red flags rule, effective Dec. 31, 2010. Examines possible issues for Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Mar. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Identity Theft

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