GEEZ! As if identify theft isn't scary enough, just imagine only 1 in 700 identity thieves ever getting arrested. Well, this is true and according to the Federal Trade Commission, victims of identify theft spend over 400 hours trying to get their credit restored. And if this isn't bad enough oftentimes the victim doesn't find out that s/he is a victim until a whopping 12 months later. YIKES!
While there are many public networks available, in places like Starbucks, tempting us to connect to the Internet, we need to remember that doing anything more than browsing the Internet isn't a good idea. If we log into our Facebook page from these places we tend to forget that usernames and passwords travel in plain text making it easy for identity thieves to 'e-grab' our information.
Our country is very open, friendly and a target-rich environment for those who don't have our best interests at heart. While we want to share information, we have to keep in mind that Internet criminals are out there and Internet crime is a serious problem that causes real damage and losses for the victims.
