Comments on: The Persistent Myths of Identity Theft http://larrydownes.com/the-persistent-myths-of-identity-theft/ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:59:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Identity Theft: Not Dead Yet | Larry Downes http://larrydownes.com/the-persistent-myths-of-identity-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Identity Theft: Not Dead Yet | Larry Downes Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:55:51 +0000 http://larrydownes.com/?p=615#comment-510 [...] and abuse of the term “identity theft” in The Laws of Disruption, and have written elsewhere in this blog on the subject. But I don’t think the problem is, as Angwin writes, merely a linguistic construct [...] [...] and abuse of the term “identity theft” in The Laws of Disruption, and have written elsewhere in this blog on the subject. But I don’t think the problem is, as Angwin writes, merely a linguistic construct [...]

]]> By: Bob Osserman http://larrydownes.com/the-persistent-myths-of-identity-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Bob Osserman Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:58:37 +0000 http://larrydownes.com/?p=615#comment-41 My current pet peeve along these lines is that every time I go to a Lab for a blood test (which is pretty frequently these days,) I am required to write my social security number on the form. I consider this outrageous, and have protested, but they won't do the tests if I don't comply. My current pet peeve along these lines is that every time I go to a Lab for a blood test (which is pretty frequently these days,) I am required to write my social security number on the form. I consider this outrageous, and have protested, but they won’t do the tests if I don’t comply.

]]> By: √(-1) http://larrydownes.com/the-persistent-myths-of-identity-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-21 √(-1) Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:22:34 +0000 http://larrydownes.com/?p=615#comment-21 <strong>Stealing credit card numbers from corporate computers is a serious crime, but it is not “identity theft.”...</strong> Why does terminology matter? Larry Downes explains : No one’s “identity” is being stolen, but the use of the term to describe every financial fraud involving a computer amps up the terror level of consumers w... Stealing credit card numbers from corporate computers is a serious crime, but it is not “identity theft.”…

Why does terminology matter? Larry Downes explains : No one’s “identity” is being stolen, but the use of the term to describe every financial fraud involving a computer amps up the terror level of consumers w…

]]> By: larry http://larrydownes.com/the-persistent-myths-of-identity-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-20 larry Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:57:52 +0000 http://larrydownes.com/?p=615#comment-20 Thank you! Thank you!

]]> By: Saqib Ali http://larrydownes.com/the-persistent-myths-of-identity-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Saqib Ali Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:26:11 +0000 http://larrydownes.com/?p=615#comment-19 Excellent post! Somebody needed to highlight this. Excellent post! Somebody needed to highlight this.

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