By: Amba Kasongo Section: 006 INTERNET CRIME: DISAGREEING WITH
IDENTITY THEFT AND ONLINE MEDIA PIRACY
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WHAT IS IDENTITY THEFT? Identity theft happens when someone
steals your personal information and uses it without your
permission. Its a serious crime that can wreak havoc with your
finances, credit history, and reputation and can take time, money,
and patience to resolve
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0014-identity-theft
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF IDENTITY THEFT Non-technological types:
Dumpster Diving: When the identity thief goes through your trash to
steal personal info Shoulder Surfing: When the identity thief gets
close enough to see you enter a password or PIN number Stealing
Personal Items: When the identity thief steals a wallet or purse
when the victim isnt paying close attention to their personal
belongings Technological types: Credit/Debit Card Theft: The use of
someone elses personal bank information for financial gain Phishing
Schemes: This is when a fraudster (an identity thief) uses
different ways (i.e. the internet, social networks, emails, text
messages..etc) to gain personal information SMiShing: The identity
thief sends spam text messages posing as a financial institution or
other legitimate entity. The text message usually has a sense of
urgency so it prompts victims to believe any claims
http://www.utica.edu/academic/institutes/cimip/idcrimes/schemes.cfm
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IDENTITY THEFT STATISTICS There have been more than 12 million
incidences of identity theft has occurred in 2012 More than $21
Billion dollars have been stolen by fraudsters (Identity thieves)
in 2012; this is the most since 2009 2 out of 3 Identity theft
victims do not know the source of the crime Lost/Stolen, checkbook
or credit card accounts for 15.1% Computer related identity crime
accounts for 21.6% Corrupt businesses or employees account for
11.6%
http://www.identitytheftassistance.org/pageview.php?cateid=47
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LAWMAKERS DEBATING STRENGTHENING IDENTITY THEFT LAWS In this
video, a man and his wife explain how he could not use his
governmental benefits after being badly injured in an accident that
left him badly injured and so he couldnt use his benefits because
someone was using his social security number, acting as if the
victim is working and healthy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJFH0-oIhk
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SOLUTIONS TO IDENTITY THEFT Shred everything you put in the
trash that has sensitive information on it While using a PIN or
password, be aware of your surroundings and dont be afraid to ask
someone to move back if theyre too close to you Writing CID (which
means to SEE ID) on your signature panel on a credit/debit card
requires a merchant to request proper identification before a
purchase is made
http://www.utica.edu/academic/institutes/cimip/idcrimes/schemes.cfm
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ONLINE MEDIA PIRACY Media Piracy also known as copyright
infringement is the practice of using and/or sharing works (that
are under copyright) without proper permission of the creator.
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF ONLINE MEDIA PIRACY Books: Illegal
photocopying and reproduction of books Music: Unauthorized
uploading and making public of music files Films: Optical disk
piracy (burning movies onto disks), theatrical camcorder piracy
(recording movies or plays), signal theft and broadcasting piracy
(stealing cable/internet or broadcasting films online) Software:
Unauthorized copying of computer software (creating/using
duplicates of Norton Anti-Virus, Microsoft Office, etc..) Internet
(on-line) piracy: Illicit downloads and sharing that occurs through
file-sharing networks, Illegal servers, websites and hacked
computers
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=39412&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
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ONLINE MEDIA PIRACY STATISTICS 70% of users find nothing wrong
with piracy 22% of all global Internet Band-With is used for
internet piracy 98.8% of data transferred using P2P networks is
copyrighted 91.5% of files available for download on Cyberlockers
sites (i.e. Rapidshare, Megaupload, etc) are copyrighted material
Only 1 out of 10,000 pcs of the most popular content on the
OpenBitTorrent tracker is non-copyrighted Theres an average of
$12.5 Billion economic losses each year due to piracy in the Music
industry 71,060 jobs are lost a year in the United States due to
online piracy http://www.go-gulf.com/blog/online-piracy/
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IS TRYING TO STOP ONLINE PIRACY A WASTE OF TIME? This video
quickly explains how the fast matriculation of technology has
catapulted the majority of the piracy programs and its success. The
video questions whether there is a point of trying to stop it since
the internet is only getting bigger and more secretive in many
different ways http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fakgM4SiE_c
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SOLUTIONS TO ONLINE MEDIA PIRACY Identify pirated content: If
it is a product that is not an original copyrighted file, do not
use it. You can be at risk of being sued for using the product
because you are then technically pirating Enforcement of copyright
laws: when people are caught doing so, proper laws and punishment
should be enforced effectively so it doesnt continue to happen Stop
downloading free music or movies and support artists work by
actually attending showings or purchasing music produced by these
artists The music, film and television industry should consider
decreasing prices of some the content that gets pirated so that
they arent losing too much profit and are gaining more than they
are losing
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PIRACY BY REGION
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REFERENCES Works Cited "Consumer Information." Identity Theft.
N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.. "Identity Theft Research and
Statistics - ITAC Victim Database - Surveys of identity theft
victims." Identity Theft Research and Statistics - ITAC Victim
Database - Surveys of identity theft victims. N.p., n.d. Web. 18
Nov. 2013.. "Most Common Schemes - Identity Crimes - Center for
Identity Management and Information Protection (CIMIP) - Utica
College." Most Common Schemes - Identity Crimes - Center for
Identity Management and Information Protection (CIMIP) - Utica
College. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.. "The Media Piracy Report."
Media Piracy The American Assembly. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013..
"Types of Piracy." United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013..