Identity Theft in Today's World

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This book accurately identifies the various forms of identity theft in simple, easy-to-understand terms, exposes exaggerated and erroneous information, and explains how everyone can take action to protect themselves. Identity theft is a classic crime with a modern (and perhaps decidedly American) twist. The rise of technology over the past few decadesand its influence on the processes of modernization and globalizationhas created many new opportunities for identity theft both locally and internationally. Moreover, this process has transformed the nature of identity from something largely personal to something almost purely financial. Although identity theft is not a global crime per se, it does pose a pervasive and universal threat that will need to be acknowledged and addressed by many nations throughout the world. In this text, author Megan McNally examines the concept of identity theft in universal terms in order to understand what it is, how it is accomplished, and what the nations of the world can doindividually or collectivelyto prevent it or respond to it.

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Identity Theft in Today's World is a choice and comprehensive collection for those seeking to understand the crime better and defend themselves from it. * Midwest Book Review *
This well-documented book, which includes 17 pages of footnotes and 19 pages of references, provides an extensive account of the dramatic increase in the often-embellished media accounts of this crime in the United States since the late 1990s. . . . McNally concludes that people should not panic, but that they need to guard and monitor their personal information more carefully. Summing Up: Recommended. * Choice *

Author Bio

Megan McNally, PhD, is coeditor of Perspectives on Identity Theft and coauthor of the National Institute of Justice Identity Theft Literature Review.