Beyond Whiffle -Ball Bats: Addressing Identity Crime in an Information Economy

• NCJ Number: 305424
• Journal: Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law Volume: 26 Issue: 1 Dated: 2008
• Author(s): Erin Kenneally; Jon Stanley
• Date Published: 2008
• Length: 115 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2006-DE-BX-K001
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article discusses challenges to the protection of private personal information in the modern digital environment.

Abstract

The authors discuss the challenges to the protection of private personal information in the age of rapid technological changes and advances with a particular focus on the explosion of Identity Theft Crime (IDC). Highlighting the compartmentalized and imbalanced roles that the free market and law enforcement (LE) play in response to this emerging threat to privacy, the authors present the implications of this dynamic and recommendations for improving the societal risk management of Identity Crime.