The crime of identity theft is rising in popularity. Unfortunately, victims of identity theft are unaware that their identity has been stolen before their good name and good credit has been damaged.

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Reports of identity theft and fraud top the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) list of consumer fraud complaints this year and have every year since 2000. In fact reports of fraud and identity theft make up about 39% of consumer complaints with fraud resulting from Internet auctions in second place with about 16% of consumer complaints.

Studies done by the Federal Trade Commission have shown identity theft against children to be the fastest growing sector reporting complaints of identity theft. In many cases the children can’t even trust their parents to protect them because sadly family members commit the majority of child identity thefts.

Surfing the web is getting more unsafe than ever before. With all the viruses, spyware, adware, and thieves who want your identity, doing anything on the Internet can be frightening.

The internet is a scary place, and many parents are suddenly realizing exactly how scary it can be. Almost all teenagers have accounts at social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook, and not all of them know how to stay safe. They put identifying information on their sites and pictures that come across as sexual, even when they were taken as a way to be funny and silly at the time. This can cause a huge problem and headache for most parents, who worry about their children, especially when they are not very tech savvy themselves. There are ways, however, such as using products such as the remote desktop from ShowMyPc.com, to keep your kids, and your family, safe while using the computer.

Criminals find several different ways to rob other people. For example, a thief might steal a car or cash and other items someone has on their person. They could break into a house and steal things as well. There is another way that criminals now steal that has a unique aspect to it.

With all of the recent news attention on the subject of identity theft, it is no wonder that there have been multiple articles on the subject springing up on the Internet. Many of these identity theft articles provide readers with a lot of valuable information. However, consumers should be aware that many identity theft articles out there use scare tactics to get consumers to buy products they are selling. These articles can be easy to spot if you know what you are looking for.

You would be hard pressed to find any computer connected to the Internet without some type of anti-virus software to protect from the thousands of viruses circulating the World Wide Web. However, viruses can hit more than just computers. We need to learn how to protect all vulnerable technology such as routers, networks, and servers.

There is an old quip that ignorance is bliss. No. Ignorance is stupid and reckless. It may feel freeing. You may feel relieved of the need to worry about things you do not fathom, but how blissful is it when your carelessness leads you to becoming a crime statistic?