There was an interresting news item on tv just now (in Holland).
About how in the USA, identity theft has become a more lucrative business than drugs trafficking and dealing.
This sounds like one of those "don't take a bath because you might DROWN!!111" local news stories. Do you have a link?
Banks in the U.S. take identity theft
very seriously. It's still a big problem, but basically if you watch your credit card bills and report anything suspicious, you're not going to have your life ruined. Normally the worst that happens is a $50 charge, and even that's getting pretty rare. My father's credit card was stolen recently; he reported it the next day (though he should have done so immediately), and someone had already rung up over $2000 worth of charges on it. The charges were canceled and he was sent a new card. It took one phone call that lasted 10 minutes, most of it on hold.
If you publish something, presto, your name's online in JSTOR, Google Scholar, and myriad library sites throughout the world. If you want to be really "safe", don't use credit cards. Or get married. Or have kids, especially if you're a woman. Or go outside. And never, EVER get in a car.
I think Thomas and Steve are probably happy everyone knows they release customer information. That'll make people a lot more scared to go against TSR, after all. Since they're con artists, the morality of it doesn't enter into the equation. Like all con artists, they figure their "customers" are all a bunch of saps who deserve what's coming to them anyway.
Agreed - articles I've published are extremely easy to find and are under my maiden name, which we don't typically check regularly with the credit check companies. It's extremely hard to stay anonymous anymore. I have tried for months to get a public listing of my address taken off the internet with no results. Outside of my little world, I'm no one - but my info springs up on various searches through past work/life experience. Very frustrating when you enjoy seclusion, and the semi-anonymity of internet forums. I don't think it's shocking that this is the latest crime wave in America. This has been the case for years now, and credit card companies are offering more secure options for tracking your card usage (at a price, of course).
Agreed too - it won't ruin your life, but you have to resolve to keep on top of your finances & information. I think especially when so many people found duplicate SSN's being used during this year's election.
You've hit it on the head there too - they WANT people to know they do these things. It gives them the "power" so to speak.
TSR IS viral. Epic win for sure.
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Don't get it in its entirety though - you DO know your fave guy won, right?? Why beat dead horses? Why??
