The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) is extending further its deferral of enforcement of the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule to November 1, 2009.1 This rule was promulgated pursuant to § 114 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”). Congress directed the Commission and other agencies to develop regulations requiring “creditors”2…
Tag: identity theft
Witnesses: E-Verify system can’t detect ID theft
The Homeland Security Department’s E-Verify employment verification system cannot detect identity theft and fraudulent applications, according to testimony before a Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee. The Internet-based E-Verify system allows employers to check Social Security numbers for their employees and prospective employees to determine whether the numbers are valid and the employees are therefore eligible to…
Sweden: dramatic rise in identity theft
Cases of identity theft in Sweden have shot up by 79 percent over the past three years, a new survey published on Monday shows. In the first six months of 2009 the number of identities frozen as a result of identity theft amounted to 1,439, a 79 percent increase on the corresponding period of 2006,…
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Identity Theft Charge Against Christopher Baron
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a decision today …. [that] allows the Jefferson County District Attorney to proceed with identity theft charges against Christopher Baron. According to the criminal complaint, Christopher Baron hacked into the work computer of his boss, Emergency Medical Services Director Mark Fisher, and sent several e-mails that he found in Mr….