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Identity theft: Fact and fiction | Cybertheft of identities is proliferating, but is it a lost cause? The Justice Department's Jonathan J. Rusch says not--but the government and public face a long battle. | September 18, 2002, 4:00 AM PT | Jonathan J. Rusch

The consumer data company ChoicePoint says a security breach last week will affect more than 140,000 people in all 50 states. The company is sending notices to individuals whose personal and financial details were accessed by thieves posing as businessmen.

In the wake of recent scandals involving data collection companies like ChoicePoint and LexisNexis, Congress has begun pushing for greater personal identity safeguards. NPR's Madeleine Brand speaks with NPR's Larry Abramson about newly proposed legislation that would address the issue.

Georgia-based ChoicePoint Inc. is sending out 145,000 letters to warn consumers their personal information has been stolen. But law enforcement officials say many more people need to be on guard for possible identity theft, after crooks got unauthorized access to information in ChoicePoint's databases.

Beth Givens, director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, discusses the recent spate of security breaches at consumer data banks. Computer hackers accessed consumer data at ChoicePoint and Lexis-Nexis. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is a consumer advocacy group based in San Diego.

Consumers are reeling from recent thefts from a consumer data firm. And some experts caution it's a problem on the rise. We look at how to protect your identity.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on European efforts to prevent the theft of sensitive personal data compiled by information collection companies.

Even the youngest among us can be victims of identity theft. <i>Seattle Times</i> reporter Jolayne Houtz explains how, and why. John Brooke, a Seattle-area man, describes how his newborn became a target.

A recent spate of identity theft from information companies prompted hearings on Capitol Hill. Gail Hillebrand of Consumers Union tells Jacki Lyden what sort of personal data information companies such as Choicepoint and Lexis/Nexis collect -- and how they use it.

In the wake of the recent security breach at the consumer data company Choicepoint, NPR's Madeleine Brand speaks with Gail Hillebrand about identity theft protection. Hillebrand is senior attorney for the Consumers Union, an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization.

The data brokerage industry has come under intense scrutiny with the disclosure of two high-profile identity theft cases. ChoicePoint Inc. recently revealed that its system had been infiltrated in 2004, compromising the personal information of as many as 145,000 U.S. residents. And, just last week, LexisNexis discovered that hackers had accessed the profiles of nearly 32,000 of its customers. N...

For a closer look at data brokers and what can be done to safeguard the industry from future fraud, NPR's Ed Gordon is joined by Robert O'Harrow Junior, a staff writer at <i>The Washington Post</i> and author of <i>No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society</i>, and Florida Sen. Bill Nelson (D), who has championed legislation that would give the Federal Trade Co...

The Senate Banking Committee considers possible regulations to battle the growing problem of identity theft. The most recent Federal Trade Commission survey found that 10 million Americans were the victims of some type of identity theft in one year.

Michele Norris talks with Evan Hendricks, editor and publisher of <I>Privacy Times</I> and author of <I>Credit Scores and Credit Reports</I>, about why people should be concerned about identity theft and what they can do to avoid it.

Criminals around the world are discovering tools that let them spy on hundreds of thousands of people over the Internet. And they're stealing credit card numbers, bank account passwords, and other sensitive information in much greater numbers. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

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