Digital+Citizenship

Activity 3: From your perspective, what is the potential impact of identity theft?

To me the impact of identity theft is pretty bad because if you try and spend some money on your credit card and somebody stole your identity you can not spend it because you have racked up your credit card when really it wasn't you. Your credit rating will be very bad for awhile after that.

Activity 4:

As a result of your research, what steps would you take to protect yourself against identity theft?

You should leave all identification at home that you do not need like your SIN number card, your birth certificate that kind of stuff. Be careful with what personal information you give out. Never give your PIN number to your bank card to anyone Use passwords on your computer that has a mixture of numbers and letters. Install virus software and other stuff like taht on your computer. If you are selling your computer/laptop you should make sure all the personal stuff that you have on it is gone. Choose a pin number that can not be figured out easily.

Activity 5:

What is it that identity thieves are after? Why do they target young children and teens?

Identity thieves are after your money and your identity to wreck your life. They target young children and teens because they are gullable and will beleive anything. Most of them don't know about identity theft so they don't know what precautions you should take to be safe.