Avoiding+identity+theft

=Avoiding Identity Theft=

-Best advice: IF YOU ARE DOING IT, JUST DON'T DO IT! (its really not worth it~ [imprisonment 5 years and fine depending on the crime])


 * Penalties have been increased by five years up to twenty five years maximum, for anyone stealing an identity, for the purpose of committing a terrorist act, either international or domestic.
 * Under Federal law, all identity theft penalties have been increased from 3 to 5 years.
 * An increase in two years for anyone who commits //aggravated identity theft,// in order to commit other Federal felonies. punishment for identity theft

By the way, Identity theft is when you steal things (theft) that is not yours (identity), so plagiarizing IS an IDENTITY THEFT. You can steal password pins through phones, USB's, PC's, any storage device. There are multiple ways of Identity thefts such as the list below;
 * Business/commercial identity theft (using another's business name to obtain credit)
 * Criminal identity theft (posing as another person when apprehended for a crime)
 * Financial identity theft (using another's identity to obtain credit, goods and services)
 * Identity cloning (using another's information to assume his or her identity in daily life)
 * Medical identity theft (using another's identity to obtain medical care or drugs)

Such thefts can be prevented through regular checks on anti viruses, not giving out personal information, and much more. If you have trouble with identity thefts you should get your attorney to contact the sheriff's, mayor or anyone who can help you settle this problem.

Hope this helped =]

There are some programs that deletes some history of your account, pins and what you have done with internet. Sentry 3.0 from crysistec is a good example.