Betsy Broder of the FTC Presents Testimony Regarding ID Theft

On June 17, Betsy Broder, Assistant Director of the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection at the the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presented testimony regarding identity theft before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The testimony summarized the FTC's efforts to fight identity theft through:

► Participation on the President's Identity Theft Task Force;

► Law enforcement on data security;

► Consumer and business education; and

► Implementation of the identity theft-related provisions of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT Act).

The testimony also discussed the FTC's legislative recommendations on developing national data security standards, granting the FTC authority to seek civil penalties in data security cases, and passing legislation to help reduce the unnecessary use and display of social security numbers.

To read the whole testimony click here.

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New Indiana Law Creates ID Theft Unit in AG's Office

A new law enacted by the Indiana General Assembly to protect consumers will take effect on July 1.

The first, Public Law 137, is the state’s latest weapon in the war against identity theft. Authored by State Rep. Linda Lawson, D-Hammond, the legislation creates a unit within the Attorney General’s Office to investigate and prosecute ID theft and to assist victims.

“As Hoosiers increase their reliance on electronic forms of payment, the risk of identity theft will continue to grow,” Lawson said in a statement released on Wednesday by the media office of the Democratic Caucus. “By giving the Attorney General’s Office additional powers to stop identity theft, we can greatly reduce the instances of these crimes and save innumerable Hoosiers from financial ruin.”

Other provisions of the law:

• To stop sloppy business practices which increase the risk of ID theft, the law requires database operators to report security breaches to the Attorney General and forces businesses which handle personal information to implement reasonable security procedures.
• The law requires businesses to make reasonable efforts to verify the identity of an applicant before extending a line of credit and bars businesses from denying credit to an applicant because he is a past victim of identity theft.

“Identity theft was the top consumer complaint made to the Federal Trade Commission in 2008,” the statement said. “Studies show that there were approximately 9.9 million ID theft victims in the U.S. that year. Of that number, 328 complaints were made directly to the Indiana Attorney General’s Office.”

To learn more about Identity Theft and what to do if you are a victim, visit www.StopIdTheftCrime.com and subscribe to the newsletter to obtain your free 46 page eBook "Fighting Back Against Identity Theft".

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Big Brother Helping ID Theft Victims in New York

A new State law in New York will assist victims of Identity Theft. The State Consumer Protection Board must help clean up your credit. A victim will get financial compensation for the time they spend fixing their credit (which could be in the 100's of hours). Victims will also now be able to freeze their credit via the telephone or the internet.

I tried to import a news video of the story but had problems. You can see the video by clicking here. The story starts at 1:15. After the commercial.

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Governor Schwarzenegger gets tough on ID Theft

California Expands Identity Theft Prosecution

California has passed a law that makes it easier to prosecute identity thieves.

State law now allows identity thieves to be tried in the victims' jurisdictions, rather than only in the places the crimes occur.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 612 into law this week. It allows prosecutors to charge people with identity theft in the jurisdictions where the victims live. Without the bill, prosecutions could only take place where the crime occurred, which is usually in the perpetrators' towns or cities.

Sen. Joe Simitian, a Palo Alto Democrat sponsored the bill.

The new law does not require prosecution where the victim lives. Instead, it allows a judge to choose where to try identity-theft cases. Simitian and Republican Sens. Dave Cogdill and Bob Margett introduced the law after a "Governor's 2005 Summit on Identity Theft Solutions" highlighted the problem in a report.

Schwarzenegger said he's committed to protecting Californians' personal information and privacy.

Click below to listen to what the Governor had to say to Id Thieves after he signed the bill.

To learn more about Identity Theft and what to do if you are a victim, visit www.StopIdTheftCrime.com and subscribe to the newsletter to obtain your free 46 page eBook "Fighting Back Against Identity Theft".

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