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    The nature of the inaccuracy is credit card fraud from multiple people. The person’s identity had been stolen, which caused this misuse of information. They became aware of the situation when the person received several phone calls from credit card companies threating her to pay her dues. She went to a lawyer to explain her situation and help her resolved her issue. An identity theft claim was established to correct the misinformation and to cancel any usage or approval of future credit cards.…

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    They investigated numerous interviews , documents and dialogues with connie. All this led to forms of assistance for robert as he was able to file a tax return claiming he had loss his money due to theft and was refunded soon after. Robert also sued the psychologist due to misjudging robert's mental function and was settled for a sum of money. Robert finally understood in details about how he was harmed by the government agencies and the psychologist…

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    Effects Of Lack Of Privacy

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    The Lack of Privacy and Its Impact on Our Lives Introduction The 21st century is characterized by the rapid access to information communication technology. Without a doubt, the technological advances set apart by the digital age have, as stated by Davidson (2011), tremendously transformed "how we live, work and learn." This has been made easy by the fact that the cost of purchasing digital equipment such as computers, mobile phones and other related gadgets has been declining over the years;…

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    Your business could face fines from several regulatory agencies, including the Federal Trade Commision, Federal Communications Commission, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard or Health and Human Services. 8. Identity Theft Repair and Monitoring - The cost of identity theft repair and monitoring averages $10 per victim. How to Reduce Cyber Attack…

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    fake email addresses spread fast then disappear without a way to trace the crime back to its source. Email and Internet fraud also allows scammers to go internationally with ease. The Federal Trade commission in 2004 received 145,895 fraud and identity theft reports from people 50 and older. Of these reports 39,100 were considered to be Internet related. The complainants lost an average $1280.00 to the scams. Phishing email schemes usually involve hacking an email account and sending out a…

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    Sarah, your average high school student, received a new cell phone for her birthday. This was not just any phone; it was a “smart” phone. The phone was capable of all sorts of nifty tricks. There were hundreds of apps available to Sarah, from exciting games to new social media networks. Suddenly, Sarah’s phone beeped. It was her boyfriend Jack. “Did you download that app I told you about?” the message read. Sarah had forgotten. She went to her phones online store and searched for the app. “Chat…

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    Difference Between Facebook And Brand Policy

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    That being said Google still has access to your information; they just have a few better policies to protect your identity from being made publicly available. “Google hasn’t won many accolades, either. Eric Schmidt, when he was CEO of Google, famously said that “Google policy is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.” He was talking about chip implants…

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    Times, The London Page and Financial Times. This is her first novel. It was published by Picador in the year 2013. Kiss Me First has gained the Guardian award. The novel deals with many issues, such as euthanasia, alienation, internet fraud and identity theft. Mainly, it reflects on the online world of our age. A brief summary: Tess has bipolar disorder. She is so hopeless, desperate and forlorn to the extent that she decides to commit suicide. But, she does not want anybody to know that she has…

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    transitioned over from real life to social media kids always get bullied in school but now online to by people they most likely don’t even know or are already bullying them in real life. There are some people in real life that will steal another’s identity to reap the…

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    violation as identity theft. Be precautious of allowing sensitive information to be available online. In the best selling book, Dragnet Nation, A Quest For Privacy, Security, And Freedom In A World Of Relentless Surveillance, Julia Angwin states that, “Complaints of identity theft increased by nearly one-third in 2012—up to 369 million from 279 million a year earlier—according to statistics compiled by the Federal Trade Commission” (Angwin, 2014, p. 12). According Steve Toporoff, the FTC…

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