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Identity Theft
Identity Theft Insurance – Miserly Upon Misery
Friday, Mar 30, 2007This report examines the nascent identity theft insurance market and related consumer service of “credit monitoring”. The report concludes that the present product offerings of both identity theft insurance and credit monitoring are flawed in that a major component of each is already provided free to consumers who are aware of it. Identity theft insurance coverage of credit or debit card ...
Canadian Consumer Initiative Identity Theft Policy Position
Tuesday, Feb 01, 2005Identity theft affects consumers Identity theft is a crucial issue for today’s consumers. Identity theft is deeply disturbing emotionally, financially debilitating and unfortunately, largely beyond the control of consumers.1 Victims find that learning of ID theft is only the first hurdle. Attempting to stop the losses in a timely fashion is a time-consuming and frustrating experience ...
Identity Theft News and Links
Monday, Jan 24, 2005Competition Bureau To Spearhead First International Anti-Fraud Public Education Campaign (March 2, 2004) Identity Theft Fact Sheet from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business Services Fact Sheet on ID Theft Consumer Measures Committee – Identity Theft – Information for Consumers Resolution 2002-02 of the ...
Identity Theft: The Need for Better Consumer Protection
Sunday, Nov 30, 2003Public Interest Advocacy Centre The Full Report in PDF [pdf file: 0.44mb] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Identity theft is a rapidly growing problem in Canada. It represents a grave threat to consumer security and confidence in the modern marketplace. It also represents a serious challenge to business in general and to the financial marketplace in particular. Identity theft is the unauthorized ...
Identity Theft as a Justification for a National Identity Card
Tuesday, Nov 04, 2003Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration Executive Summary Executive Summary It has been suggested that a national identity card would help to reduce the incidence of ID theft in Canada. There are many problems with such a conclusion. Such a “universal identifier” would invariably face immense pressure towards function creep – it could become ...