digital+citizenship

To me i feel that identity theft in our society today is starting to get under controll. However its still a big thing that is going on, its easy for people to use others credit cards, and things along that line. So even though society is starting to crack down and its getting harder to do, people will find ways to get around the walls of prevention.
 * From your perspective, what is the potential impact of identity theft?**

- Carry only the ID that you need. Keep all other identification (ie. SIN, birth certificate, passport) locked in a safe place.
 * As a result of your research, what steps would you take to protect yourself against identity theft?**
 * - Be careful about sharing personal information and don't give out more than you need to. If someone asks you for information that is not relevant to the transaction you are making, ask them why.

Identity thieves are after personall information such as ID, credit cards, and social insurance numbers. Anyting the thieves can use to get money from you or in that case anything for free such as vehicle, housing, loans, etc.... The reason for targeting young teens is because they are less protective and less aware of indentity theft. Young people are also capable of being easier to convince than an adult,(ex. a man pretends to be a police officer and asks for the persons, pin number). Another reason for targeting young people is they dont have a credit rating yet so they can get stuff and they would be ruining a young persons credit rating rather than an older persons credit.
 * What is it that identity thieves are after? Why do they target young children and teens?**

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