Protecting Personal Information in the Era of Identity Theft: Just how Safe is Our Personal Information from Identity Thieves?

Protecting Personal Information in the Era of Identity Theft: Just how Safe is Our Personal Information from Identity Thieves?

Identity theft has become one of the fastest growing white collar crimes in the world. It occurs when an individual's personal information such as inter alia his or her name, date of birth or credit card details is used by another individual to commit identity fraud. Identity theft can be commi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fawzia Cassim
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: North-West University 2015-07-01
Series:Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
Subjects:
Identity theft
fraud
theft
cybercrime
personal information
data
Internet
cyberspace
right to privacy
computer users
law enforcement agencies
businesses
legislation
South Africa
United States of America
United Kingdom; India
United Kingdom
India
Online Access:http://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/files/p-per/issuepages/2015volume18no2/2015%2818%292Cassim%28ART%29.pdf

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