What's the first situational image that's created in your head when you think of Identity Theft? I can picture a stressed, busy, and overwhelmed adult rushing to the grocery store to purchase several last items for a rushed dinner. In the fiasco of this process the adult is on his phone making phone calls from the work office to his inpatient wife waiting to complete dinner. Then, he's finally at the register pays for his items but when bagging his items he accidently leaves his wallet on the side counter. The next customer picks up the wallet with so much personal information and slips it into his pocket. For the next several months the hardworking adult continues to receive alerts from his bank and credit cards asking him to verify payments in which he didn't spend. This is an example of a traditional physical identity theft; but times have certainly CHANGED. Now a days theft isn't just in physical matter but digitally as well. Some examples we should AVOID, it's the locations where Online Identity Theft can occur are:
* Piracy Websites
* Online Shopping
* Phishing Emails
* Fake/ Imitated websites
* Password/Login hacks
* Unsecured computers & networks (wifi)
* Piracy Websites
* Online Shopping
* Phishing Emails
* Fake/ Imitated websites
* Password/Login hacks
* Unsecured computers & networks (wifi)
Who's likely to be a VICTIM?
Many individuals believe that Identity Theft only occurs when somebody is successful and paying bills! Well, this isn't close to being true: as a matter fact there's a huge impact of Identity Theft against younger kids. Younger children with no credit history at all are more likely to "cyber attacks". Before these children learn to eat or speak correctly they're already suffering from some type of identity theft. It is nearly unimagenable to think that a theif has stole your toddlers kids identity.
Parents should be AWARE of and AVOID:
It's tremendously important that parents not only monitor their personal information but also their children's. Parents are advised to store their children's identity files away in a safe, secure, and reliable place. With technology becoming more essential for everyday life this precaution should be taken seriously!
Parents should be AWARE of and AVOID:
- Callers who ask for random questions: especially the child's name,
- Make sure all appointments are being made to a reliable and correct doctor. Especially Online.
- Having multiple doctors or pediatricians.
- Avoid EMAILS that ask for your child's information.
- Documents that aren't needed should be shredded.
It's tremendously important that parents not only monitor their personal information but also their children's. Parents are advised to store their children's identity files away in a safe, secure, and reliable place. With technology becoming more essential for everyday life this precaution should be taken seriously!
OUR TECHNOLOGY AND WORLD IS CHANGING: TECHNOLOGY IS AN EVERYDAY CONSUMPTION. YES. TECHNOLOGY IS GREAT BUT IT SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH PRECAUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN BEING ONLINE AND INTERCONNECTED WITH DEVICES. AMERICANS HAVE BECOME ATTACHED TO THEIR PHONES: START OFF BY USING THEM AS MORNING ALARM CLOCKS TO WORK EMAILS EVENTUALLY CALENDAR DATES. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR TEACHERS IN THE LAUSD THE NEW COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS NEEDS INSTRUCTORS TO START IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGY. "The average adult is awake for 15 hours and 45 minutes every day and 45 per cent of that time is spent using a proliferation of technology."