Identity theft related to Computer Crime
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Identity Theft Related To Computer Crime
"A new type of criminal has been created by the computer age. This criminal does not steal just physical goods or money. He steals something much more valuable and precious. His crime causes the victim to lose the dearest possession all of us have: our own good name. Once the identity thief has struck, the hapless victim finds out that repairing the damage is a long and difficult process. It is sometimes impossible to recover after being attacked by one of these modern day highway men". (Sands,1) This statement is serious and scary, it describes the devastating impact due to identity theft. With the invention of new technology comes the invention on new crimes. I will explore the increasingly prevalent crime of identify theft and the social and economical impact of being a victim of identify theft through cyberspace, and discuss how the government should handle computer crime.
With the invention of the computer comes the invention of cyber-crime...