Site Map - ID issues \ Identity Theft

05/28/2008 - Over the past year, identity theft in the United Kingdom almost doubled, mostly targeting the rich.

05/28/2008 - A bill (H.R. 5405) introduced by Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) would require that Social Security cards be made of tamperproof and wear-resistant materials and include a digital photo of the cardholder. Under the measure, the card would be encrypted, machine-readable, and contain some sort of biometric identifier.

05/28/2008 - Find out what the White House is recommending to ensure that biometric systems used by the government are interoperable across agencies.

05/14/2008 - Three men allegedly "sniffed" an unknown amount of credit and debit card numbers from 11 Dave and Buster's restaurants nationally.

05/02/2008 - Testifying before Congress, public and private sector critics joined civil libertarians to attack REAL ID and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative on multiple fronts.

04/30/2008 - A bill (S.B. 1357) introduced in the Idaho Senate would amend existing identity theft laws to add a new crime. Under the bill, enhanced penalties would be assessed if a person used false pretenses or misrepresentations to facilitate identity theft.

04/10/2008 - IRS commissioner admits he has no idea how close the agency is to developing a process to respond to and resolve the theft of taxpayers' identities.

04/02/2008 - The GAO says DHS spent a third of a biometric program's funding before determining whether it was cost-effective.

03/28/2008 - London Heathrow Airport scraps a plan to fingerprint all departures at a new domestic terminal after a government watchdog voices opposition.

03/28/2008 - A state law requiring that businesses tell customers when personal data has been breached has already had an effect.

03/27/2008 - A bill (S. 2168) introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) that would increase penalties for identity theft has been approved by the Senate and is now pending in the House Judiciary Committee. The bill would provide restitution for victims of identity theft for the time spent dealing with the issue as well as actual monetary damages. The bill would also expand the identity theft laws to include organizations that are victimized rather than just individuals as under current law. Such damages could be paid for using criminal and civil forfeitures of property used to commit computer fraud offenses.

03/27/2008 - DHS has tiered implementation of REAL ID rules for secure licenses and identification cards. After 2014, licenses issued to drivers younger than 50 must be compliant, while by 2017, all Americans must carry compliant licenses for federal uses.

03/24/2008 - As people enter the Clermont County Municipal Courthouse, they go through an instant database check to see whether they are wanted by law enforcement.