Respect, Prudence, and Combatting Identity Theft

March 25th, 2010 admin

From my recent posting on Computer World UK (here) Whenever I hear the phrase “identity theft,” I can only imagine what the late, great Rodney Dangerfield would have made of it: “Some guy in Moldova stole my identity. The FBI said, ‘…and you want it back?’ No respect!” Despite what seems to be a public fascination with


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