It is almost impossible to watch American television without seeing an advertisement for some service related to identity theft. A growing issue in Britain, it is already a pressing issue in America. Years of abuse of the Social Security Number, and poor data protection laws – leading to a large and largely legal market in the personal information of others – has left America with a huge problem. The Washington Post has a large collection of articles on the issue.
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