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tw · 01-14-2003, 05:45 PM

Verificaton chips will not help and avoids the fundamental problem. Key to a national identity system is a method so that you can both verify who you are AND confirm that no one else has stolen your identify. Current, bought and paid for, politicians will not even discuss the problem let alone submit solutions.

Demonstrated is that identity theft leaves almost innumeral ways to steal an identity, and multiple parties can become victims or innocent third party victims. If that was not enough, the KYW and Pottstown Mercury have two different versions of the same crime - suggesting how difficult identify theft is currently investigated or even identified (no pun intended).

Now the Philly Inquirer finally has a story on the same crime - with again, a different story:
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/4945078.htm

This time is was just the son who ran the used car lot in Limerick across from the diner - not to be confused with the Chevy dealer in Royersford that was also a family business.

Are you wanted for bad checks or buglary in another state? You are currently not allowed to find out until you are arrested there. Currently, you are not allowed to know if anyone is passing bad checks in your name - running bank accounts using your identity. Welcome to American where fears of privacy permit anyone to destroy your good name. Like spam of years ago, identity theft has not even started yet.

01-14-2003, 05:45 PM	#3
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Verificaton chips will not help and avoids the fundamental problem. Key to a national identity system is a method so that you can both verify who you are AND confirm that no one else has stolen your identify. Current, bought and paid for, politicians will not even discuss the problem let alone submit solutions. Demonstrated is that identity theft leaves almost innumeral ways to steal an identity, and multiple parties can become victims or innocent third party victims. If that was not enough, the KYW and Pottstown Mercury have two different versions of the same crime - suggesting how difficult identify theft is currently investigated or even identified (no pun intended). Now the Philly Inquirer finally has a story on the same crime - with again, a different story: http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/4945078.htm This time is was just the son who ran the used car lot in Limerick across from the diner - not to be confused with the Chevy dealer in Royersford that was also a family business. Are you wanted for bad checks or buglary in another state? You are currently not allowed to find out until you are arrested there. Currently, you are not allowed to know if anyone is passing bad checks in your name - running bank accounts using your identity. Welcome to American where fears of privacy permit anyone to destroy your good name. Like spam of years ago, identity theft has not even started yet. Last edited by tw; 01-14-2003 at 05:49 PM.