Computer Science Assignment - Personal Journal

Lab 4:Identity theft Identity theft is one of the major issues of the virtual world. If the networks across the globe have made life convenient, it has allowed some malicious minded people to embarrass people in several ways by taking control over the identical factors of others. Identity theft occurs when someone uses another person’s account without his permission or knowing. It creates mental, emotional or even economical uproar in the life of the victim. For me, the data available for the cases of identical theft in US is enough to alarm. In my opinion, there are several ways which make me vulnerable for the identical theft, however, by taking a few precautions, I can save my identity from being stolen as well as I can supervise and guide the members of my family too in this context. At first, the world of online shopping makes me a target for online hackers. Though I use a single credit card to do online shopping, yet it is possible that my card might be used by someone else if I have not performed a proper check of the website over which I am selling or purchasing something. It is very important for me and for my family members that we all should verify the certificate of the website and do not share the private information with someone who is not trustworthy. Moreover, I am always supposed to use a single system for my online shopping because using a cyber café or various systems may make me a target of hacking. Some hackers quickly peep into the personal details through cyber café while it is safe to use a personal system to do any kind of online transaction. Further, in spite of taking all efforts, if my identity is stolen and someone else is using it, I am supposed to take immediate action which begins with blocking my account or credit card. I would like to inform the bank, website or the agency through which the card was issued to me and I would place the request to block it as early as possible. That is only way to save my identity from misuse. Then,...