Cyber-Safety Regarding Identity Theft
What is Identity Theft?
• Identity theft is a crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of personal information, such as Social Security or driver 's license numbers without that person’s knowledge or permission, to get a benefit or to cause harm.
• An identity thief takes on another person’s identity by using their personal information, which includes the person’s name, address, date of birth and email and social media log-in details.
It is illegal to:
• Have possession of someone else’s personal information with the intention of committing a crime.
• Make, use, or give away someone’s personal information
How does identity theft happen?
• Even if you think something is just a joke or a harmless …show more content…
• Hacking into a person’s email or social media account
• It is illegal to access someone’s emails, online instant messages or social media profiles using their password or login details without their permission. It is also against the law to change someone’s password or login details for a site without their permission.
What are the consequences of Identity Theft?
• If you have used or give away personal details (such as login details for social media) with the intention of committing a crime, you may be charged with identity theft and approximately three years in jail.
• If you are in possession of personal details with the intention of committing a crime, you may also be charged with up to three years in jail.
• If you gain entrance to someone’s password protected material, you may be charged with up to ten years in jail.
• If you access this material with the further intention of committing a crime, you may be charged with an extra ten years in …show more content…
• It’s never okay to bully someone, especially through the use of a photo or video or another electronic device. This crime is known as cyber bullying.
Camera phones in public and private
• You have a right to take photos and videos of public places and the people in them. A public place is a social space that is open and accessible to the general public (such as a park).
• In a public space taking photos or videos in a way that is offensive or a nuisance to those around you, this can be a crime. For example, taking invasive photos of people in their swimmers without their permission.
• Rules for photographing or recording things depend on whether you are in a public place or on private property.
• Private properties can make rules that ban people from photographing or recording any part of space or the people in it (unless they can be seen from a public space).
• Private property is a space where the owner can set rules or restrict entry. For example, homes, shops, sport and performance venues, museums and galleries and
What is Identity Theft?
• Identity theft is a crime in which an imposter obtains key pieces of personal information, such as Social Security or driver 's license numbers without that person’s knowledge or permission, to get a benefit or to cause harm.
• An identity thief takes on another person’s identity by using their personal information, which includes the person’s name, address, date of birth and email and social media log-in details.
It is illegal to:
• Have possession of someone else’s personal information with the intention of committing a crime.
• Make, use, or give away someone’s personal information
How does identity theft happen?
• Even if you think something is just a joke or a harmless …show more content…
• Hacking into a person’s email or social media account
• It is illegal to access someone’s emails, online instant messages or social media profiles using their password or login details without their permission. It is also against the law to change someone’s password or login details for a site without their permission.
What are the consequences of Identity Theft?
• If you have used or give away personal details (such as login details for social media) with the intention of committing a crime, you may be charged with identity theft and approximately three years in jail.
• If you are in possession of personal details with the intention of committing a crime, you may also be charged with up to three years in jail.
• If you gain entrance to someone’s password protected material, you may be charged with up to ten years in jail.
• If you access this material with the further intention of committing a crime, you may be charged with an extra ten years in …show more content…
• It’s never okay to bully someone, especially through the use of a photo or video or another electronic device. This crime is known as cyber bullying.
Camera phones in public and private
• You have a right to take photos and videos of public places and the people in them. A public place is a social space that is open and accessible to the general public (such as a park).
• In a public space taking photos or videos in a way that is offensive or a nuisance to those around you, this can be a crime. For example, taking invasive photos of people in their swimmers without their permission.
• Rules for photographing or recording things depend on whether you are in a public place or on private property.
• Private properties can make rules that ban people from photographing or recording any part of space or the people in it (unless they can be seen from a public space).
• Private property is a space where the owner can set rules or restrict entry. For example, homes, shops, sport and performance venues, museums and galleries and