Identity Thieves Love Your Gadgets, Too! (About.com)

Identity theft, like all crimes, grows and ebbs in cycles. And like all crimes, certain factors can influence the growth of or lack of growth of any crime. For identity theft, one of the factors currently contributing to the growth of the crime and the ease with which a criminal can commit identity theft is your gadgets.

Electronic gadgets have grown in popularity to the point that it seems like everyone ones more than one. Cell phones, iPods and MP3 players, and even GPS units can put you at risk. They’re everywhere. Everyone uses them—both criminals and victims.

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What is Identity Theft? (About.com)

If you have a television and actually get a channel that broadcasts news once or twice a day, it’s a pretty good bet that you’ve heard about identity theft. For that matter, a television isn’t a necessary requirement to know that identity theft exists. People talk about it every day. But what exactly is identity theft?

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