2007-02-14 04:51:13 · 7 answers · asked by Foxtrot 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
what I mean is, why do more people feel the need to dig through your trash for things with your personal information, steal your mail, etc?
2007-02-14 04:56:59 · update #1
The self-fulfilling prophecy. WHat I mean by that answer is: a newspaper will publish a story about how some older couple got ruipped off for thousands of dollars by a computer scam or some such thing, and will publish the "Top Ten Tips to Avoid Identity Theft" which gives anyone reading the article the obvoious which is "Top Ten Ways to Steal an Identity." I agree with other individuals that information is now shared so informally that ID theft is much easier.
Lastly, laws tend to get generated, "devices" made in RESPONSE to something. In the case of identity theft, five years ago, who did you know who owned a paper shredder other than businesses? Nowadays, many more people own such devices. But for the people who DON'T own one, their garbage is ripe for the pickigns, so to speak.
The honest truth is - people get in the habut of "doing things the way I've always done them" so for the man who has tossed his bills in the garbage for the last 40 years without incident will continue to do so, oblivious to the fact that doing so is dangerous.
2007-02-14 08:08:39 · answer #1 · answered by David K (The Real One!) 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because there is no privacy in today's society. Look at Y/A there are people who post their entire profiles, then you have myspace, ytube, metcafe, and other similar websites. We practically give away our information for free and then we ask why we have identity theft
2007-02-14 04:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by MaxNHL 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's because so much information is available through the internet, it makes it seem normal to be able to view someone's personal information.
2007-02-14 04:58:39 · answer #3 · answered by summer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because mankind has been corrupted by the value of money.
not to mention that it is so easy to steal someone's identity through new and improved technology that comes out every week.
so be careful out there.
2007-02-14 05:02:50 · answer #4 · answered by mylove. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because hackers just keep getting better with the advancements of technology. And because online shopping and banking is getting alot more popular then it used to.
2007-02-14 04:55:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is non violent, relatively easy to do, and very difficult to catch perpetrators.
2007-02-14 04:59:00 · answer #6 · answered by Jack Chedeville 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because you have NO CONTROL OVER YOUR MONEY, YOUR BRAIN, YOUR LIFE! they`re trying to make us dependents of gov.,tv,internet!....................ROBOTS is our future!
2007-02-14 05:02:36 · answer #7 · answered by acmilan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋