Beyond Whiffle-Ball Bats: Addressing Identity Crime in an Information Economy

96 Pages Posted: 13 Sep 2012

Date Written: September 1, 2008

Abstract

The article discusses the challenges to the protection of private personal information in the age of rapid technological changes and advances with a particular focus on the explosion of Identity Theft Crime (IDC). The paper highlights the compartmentalized and imbalanced roles that the free market and law enforcement (LE) play in response to this emerging threat to privacy, the implications of this dynamic, and recommendations for improving the societal risk management of Identity Crime.

Keywords: identity theft, identity crime, cybercrime, e-crime, law enforcement

Suggested Citation

Kenneally, Erin E., Beyond Whiffle-Ball Bats: Addressing Identity Crime in an Information Economy (September 1, 2008). John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, Vol. 26, No. 47, Fall 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2145637

Erin E. Kenneally (Contact Author)

Elchemy ( email )

OR 97238
United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.elchemy.io

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