Canadians Moving on Identity Theft
The Canadian government is staking steps to reduce the threat of identity theft according to Epoch Times:
To combat this growing problem, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced last week that the government plans to criminalize identity theft and give police the ability to prevent the damage before fraud has been carried out.
He said new technologies have enabled identity theft to become a widespread criminal activity, often involving organized crime.The announcement was embraced by many, including Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, who said that while the plan is a "welcome first step," the government needs to develop a "broad-based strategy" to combat the problem.
In the US, states have led the way in privacy legislation but there may be enough of a ground swell to initiate a serious debate at the national level in this country as well.
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