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Bush creates task force to fight 'horror' of identity theft
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 18:22:35 -0400 (EDT)
http://www.physorg.com/news66496317.html US President George W. Bush on Wednesday announced the creation of a top-level task force to combat what he called "horror stories" associated with the rapidly growing crime of identity theft. "Identity theft is a serious problem in America," the president told reporters after meeting with victims who described to him the personal and financial impact of such crimes. "I have just listened to the horror stories from fellow citizens who have had their identities stolen. I listened to their ideas about how the federal government can help in the response, in not only dealing with those who commit the crime but helping those who have been victimized," Bush said. Identity theft, in which a person's personal and financial information is stolen and his or her identity is assumed by another, affected some 3.6 million US households -- or about three percent of the total in the United States -- over a six-month period in 2004, according to a US Justice Department report issued last month. [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/errata/dataloss/
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