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12-13-2006, 07:41 AM
By UPI Staff
United Press International
December 13, 2006
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- A Washington privacy consultant says identity theft has become a money-maker for financial institutions.
Robert Gellman said measures to detect fraud bring in a lot of business from consumers looking to protect their assets, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
"Identity theft has essentially become a business -- not just for bad guys but for good guys, too," said Robert Gellman, a privacy consultant in Washington.
More (http://www.gopusa.com/news/2006/december/1213_identity_theft. shtml)
United Press International
December 13, 2006
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- A Washington privacy consultant says identity theft has become a money-maker for financial institutions.
Robert Gellman said measures to detect fraud bring in a lot of business from consumers looking to protect their assets, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
"Identity theft has essentially become a business -- not just for bad guys but for good guys, too," said Robert Gellman, a privacy consultant in Washington.
More (http://www.gopusa.com/news/2006/december/1213_identity_theft. shtml)