No Laughing Matter: Identity Theft
 
Historically, I've written many articles about personal identity theft for your consumption and protection. But I have yet to summarize what you can do proactively. So please consider the following. It is not known where perp actors obtain personal information to commit acts of malfeasance, but what is known from a human capital perspective is: 1) there are rules and regulations which encapsulate the duration an entity is allowed to possess personal identifiers and 2) there are known methods of personal information destruction. Recommended, thus, and in a phenomenological context is proper disposal of personal information such as shredding the data. If you have experienced data theft, it is known you should contact the FTC and local authorities.  Worth considering, in addition, and much akin to exercises in sourcing, is always the nearest proximity rule. Establish etiology 1) how could access to personal information be obtained (who had access) and 2) what are the motivations of th...
 
 
